Mr Fantastic Needs To Mature

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred pacer Mr Fantastic has abundant ability, but he is still giving his trainer Justin Prentice plenty of headaches. The five-year-old, unplaced at his three previous outings, gave a sample of his class at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was not extended in setting a fast pace…

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Huge Effort By Youre So Fine

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX “He is definitely a player in the big races for four-year-olds later this year,” declared star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr after driving the $1.80 favourite Youre So Fine to an all-the-way victory in the $50,000 Get Well Ernie Manning Binshaw Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He did a…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 1ST SEPTEMBER

Friday night’s meeting at Gloucester Park features the running of the Get Well Ernie Manning The Binshaw Pace (2130m). The $50,000 race has attracted a classy field of pacers, but most punters will be with the Gary Hall Sr-trained Your So Fine after the Always B Miki entire drew ideally in gate two. Reined by…

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Beat City Is On Fire

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Victorian-bred pacer Beat City will be attempting the rare feat of winning three times in the space of eight days when he contests the 1730m Broome Cup Winner Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he will be driven for the first time by Aiden De Campo.…

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Never Ending Back In Action

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice has unbeaten gelding Never Ending primed and ready to shine at his first appearance for 14 weeks when he contests the 2130m Alex And Harley Hello Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Never Ending warmed up for his return to racing in grand…

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Hall Leans To Youre So Fine

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Star reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has driven inexperienced four-year-old Youre So Fine six times in his current campaign for six impressive victories, but he had to deliberate long and hard before choosing to drive him ahead of Chal Patch in the $50,000 Get Well Ernie Manning Binshaw Pace at Gloucester…

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De Campo Lays Down The Gauntlet

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding trainer-reinsman Aiden De Campo is confident that his promising filly Copy Cat Queen has the ability to end champion filly Water Lou’s unbeaten record when the two-year-olds clash in the 2130m Amy And Dack Engaged Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. This will be their final race before…

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Wonderful To Fly Set For Rich Plums

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Part-owner and trainer-driver Shane Young is disappointed that plans for his champion mare Wonderful To Fly to race in Sydney fell through at the last moment. But he is now focusing on some rich feature events for the brilliant four-year-old, saying: “There are some decent races for mares coming up…

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Four In A Row For August Moon

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Smart filly August Moon notched her fourth win in a row and completed a driving treble for Gary Hall Jnr when he guided her to a smart victory in the 2130m HTA Access Solutions Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Hall was full of praise for the Luke Edwards-trained…

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Musztang Excites Brennan

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Coolup trainer Michael Brennan predicted a bright future for Musztang after Chris Voak had driven the experienced six-year-old Art Major gelding to an impressive victory in the 2130m Hoist Torque Australia Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “He is a very exciting prospect, a lovely animal with incredible lung…

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Mea Culpa Survives Early Challenge

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Noted frontrunner Mea Culpa was the $1.70 favourite from the prized No. 1 barrier in the 2130m HTA Taking You To New Heights Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, but his supporters were concerned when $10 chance Alcopony began speedily from barrier five in a spirited bid for the…

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A Breakthrough For Hillview Bondi

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Hillview Bondi went into Friday night’s HTA Reaching For The Top Pace over 2536m with a record of eleven wins,  four over 1730m and the other seven in events between 2100m and 2190m. His only runs over 2536m resulted in a seventh and an eleventh placing. Reinsman Kyle Symington therefore…

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