Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX As expected, the 2536m The Trots WA Pace developed into an intense tactical battle at Gloucester Park on Friday night, with outstanding reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green emerging triumphant, guiding the $3.30 second fancy Tenzing Bromac to a stirring victory. The polemarker Patronus Star was the $1.70 favourite who was driven hard…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Prominent owner Jim Giumelli was delighted with Hoppys Way’s win in the $23,000 Steelos Open Every Race Meeting Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night and he announced ambitious long-range plans for the New Zealand-bred pacer. “I would like to race him in the Nullarbor next April,” he said after…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Inexperienced four-year-old Youre So Fine is firmly on track to shine in rich feature events at the coming summer carnival. That’s the obvious conclusion after the brilliant New Zealand-bred pacer romped to an effortless victory in the $30,000 Retravision Marathon Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night, his fifth win…
The Listed Retravision Marathon Handicap (3309m) is the feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The $30,000 standing-start race is the longest race run at headquarters and has attracted 10 starters this year. However, members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have looked elsewhere when choosing their best bets on the 10-event card. Ryan…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Talented and lightly-raced four-year-old Cyclone Charlotte is one of the State’s best pacing mares, and she looks set to complete a hat-trick of victories when she contests the $30,000 WASBA Four And Five-Year-Old Mares Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. She will start from the No. 5 barrier in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Chris Voak was delighted with You Fly With Me’s first-up effort at Bunbury on Tuesday of last week and he is confident that the New Zealand-bred five-year-old will prove to be hard to beat in the 2130m Sky Racing Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. You Fly…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding driver Deni Roberts thought long and hard before choosing to handle Patronus Star in preference to his stablemate Tenzing Bromac in the $31,000 The Trots WA Pace over 2536m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Leading trainers Greg and Skye Bond have Patronus Star and Tenzing Bromac racing in…
Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Coolup trainer Michael Brennan is out to buck the odds by winning the $30,000 Retravision Marathon Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night with a pacer racing first-up at his first appearance in Western Australia and at his first attempt in a standing-start event. He is pinning his hopes on…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix New Zealand-bred pacer Youre So Fine, out of action for 19 months while recovering from a damaged tendon, has resumed racing for champion trainer Gary Hall Snr in grand style and is developing into a serious contender for the rich classics for four-year-olds later this year, with his main target…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Kevin Strahan and Garry McRae outlaid $21,000 to purchase a Jeremes Jet filly at the 2013 Gloucester Standardbreds yearling sale. The filly was the ninth foal out of Pleasedontstop and was named Shezagoodtimegirl. Unfortunately, Shezagoodtimegirl was a failure on the race track and was retired after managing just two placings…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Boyanup trainer Justin Prentice continues to enthuse over the manner in which Rolling Fire is progressing towards a serious tilt at winning the $200,000 WA Derby on November 3. “He probably will have one more run before getting ready for the Derby,” he said after Gary Hall Jnr had driven…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix A favourable barrier at No. 3 proved to be the major factor in Steno causing an upset and winning from the $1.16 favourite Wonderful To Fly in the $27,000 NRL @ Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Steno, the $4 second fancy, revealed her usual sparkling gate…