Luvaflair Revives Memories

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Memories of Waroona horseman Nigel Johns preparing grey mare All Flair for her eleven wins in her 171-start career earlier this century were revived when he drove five-year-old Victorian-bred chestnut mare Luvaflair to victory in the Hoist Torque Australia Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Luvaflair is the only…

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Five In A Row For The Bonds

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Master Yossi extended the winning sequence to five for champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond when he scored an easy victory in the Nova 93.7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His win as the $1.90 favourite followed the successes of Regal Aura at Gloucester Park last Monday and…

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There’s No Stopping Watching Our Coin

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Unheralded New Zealand import Watching Our Coin has exceeded all expectations, and now his trainer Michael Young is daring to dream with thoughts of the five-year-old contesting the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup on November 10. Young threw Watching Our Coin into the deep end by starting him out of his…

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Bond Stable’s Sixth Higgins Memorial

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix The powerful Bond stable maintained its dominance of the John Higgins Memorial when Deni Roberts drove Peter Petrify to victory in the $50,000 feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night, giving it its sixth success in the 29-year history of the race. Peter Petrify, a New Zealand-bred four-year-old and…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 4TH AUGUST

The John Higgins Memorial (2130m) is the feature event at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The $50,000 Listed event has attracted an even field and finding the winner will be no easy task. But that hasn’t distracted two members of the WA Trotting Media Guild from making their best bet in the feature. Only trouble…

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Robbie Easton To Resume

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Versatile seven-year-old Robbie Easton will reappear after an eight-month absence when he starts from the prized No. 1 barrier in the 1730m Team Bond Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The New Zealand-bred gelding, trained by Debra Lewis and to be driven by her husband Chris, is…

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Hall Opts For Youre So Fine

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Leading reinsman Gary Hall Jnr has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to drive Youre So Fine in preference to Mr Fantastic in the Cowden Insurance Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Youre So Fine, a New Zealand-bred four-year-old trained by Gary Hall Snr, will start from the…

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Bonds Are Seeking Five In A Row

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond are in the midst of a purple patch, and they have excellent prospects of extending a wonderful winning sequence when the speedy Master Yossi begins from the No. 2 barrier in the opening event, the 1730m Nova 93.7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday…

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Egerton-Green’s Strong Hand

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Serpentine trainer Dylan Egerton-Green holds a powerful hand in the $50,000 John Higgins Memorial at Gloucester Park on Friday night, with excellent prospects of not only winning the 2130m feature event but also landing the quinella. However, he is unable to drive either of his runners, four-year-olds Rockmyster…

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Cyclone Charlotte Survives A Scare

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Brilliant mare Cyclone Charlotte survived a scary moment 1300m from home when rank outsider Ideal Charm broke into a fierce gallop immediately in front of her in the $30,000 Hoist Torque Winter Feature at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was only the quick evasive action by driver Deni Roberts…

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Bonds Celebrate Their Century

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix The trend-setting and all-conquering trainers Greg and Skye Bond celebrated their century of winners this year when Raven Banner scored a most impressive victory in the 2536m Bridge Bar Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Raven Banner’s win completed a winning treble in successive events for the Bonds after…

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Master Yossi Causes An Upset

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix New Zealand-bred six-year-old Master Yossi notched his first metropolitan-class win in WA when he caused an upset in beating his talented four-year-old stablemate Street Hawk in the 1730m Steelo’s Restaurant Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Master Yossi, handled for the first time by Gary Hall Jnr for leading…

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