Himself Is On The Way Up

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix New Zealand-bred five-year-old Himself boosted his earnings to $290,096 and notched his 13TH win from 29 starts when he revealed splendid fighting qualities to stave off a spirited late challenge to beat Finvarra by a half-neck in the 2130m TAB Radio Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The daunting…

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Atkins Breaks The Drought

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix Mundijong hobby trainer Terry Atkins broke through for his first metropolitan-class winner for almost 12 years when his promising young pacer I Cross My Heart scored an impressive victory in the $30,000 Beau Rivage Westsired listed classic for two-year-old fillies at Gloucester Park on Friday night. His previous Friday night…

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Charles Celebrates First Major Win

Ken Casellas | Photo: Pacepix He’s driven in races at York in the north of England, on the grass track at Aberystwyth in Wales, on most tracks in Western Australia, in races at Menangle and Penrith in New South Wales, at Globe Derby Park in South Australia, and has appeared on Sweden’s major track, Solvalla…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 30TH JUNE

Strap in punters and get ready for an action-packed 11-event card at Gloucester Park on Friday night, highlighted by the running of the $30,000 Lewis Pace (2130m). The feature race is for the girls and the Gary Hall Sr-trained Acharne Girl looks the logical favourite, despite drawing the inside of the back row. Members of…

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Mr Fantastic is Ready

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented New Zealand-bred five-year-old Mr Fantastic will reappear after an absence of nine months when he begins from barrier five in the 2536m Westral Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night — and he should prove hard to beat following an impressive recent trial win at Pinjarra. He was…

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Lewis for Misstiano

Ken Casellas | Photo: Gloucester Park Harness Racing Pinjarra trainer Ian Foley has called on the services of champion reinsman Chris Lewis to drive Misstiano in the aptly named $30,000 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night in a bid to end the mare’s losing sequence of 26. Lewis has driven the six-year-old Misstiano six…

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Suvaljko Likes Allwoods Chevron

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Only one of the nine runners in the $30,000 Beau Rivage Westsired Pace for two-year-old colts and geldings at Gloucester Park on Friday night has won a race. Ubeen Thundastruck, trained and driven by Donald Harper, began speedily from barrier No. 3 to set the pace and go on…

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Atkins Holds a Strong Hand

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran Mundijong trainer Terry Atkins has bright prospects of landing his first metropolitan-class winner at Gloucester Park for twelve years when he starts Copy Of Paris and I Cross My Heart in the $30,000 Beau Rivage Westsired Pace for two-year-old fillies on Friday night. The stablemates are favourably drawn,…

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Galactic Star Ends Long Drought

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Evergreen pacer Galactic Star still enjoys racing as a ten-year-old, and he ended a 19-month drought and a losing sequence of 29 when he set the pace and won convincingly from six-year-olds The Code Breaker and The Mustang in the 2536m Beau Rivage For Xmas In July Pace at…

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Gaebler is Back in Town

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Early this century Shane Gaebler was well known as the part-owner, trainer and driver of smart pacing mare Billabong Girl before he concentrated on his business as a horse dentist. Now the 51-year-old Gaebler is back in business in the sport of harness racing — after an absence of…

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In A Wink Set for Diamond Classic

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Promising young pacer In A Wink impressed with a spirited victory in the 2130m Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night and will now have a let-up before being prepared for the $100,000 Diamond Classic for two-year-old fillies on August 18. In A Wink is…

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Classic Choice Likes to Lead

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Six-year-old New Zealand-bred Classic Choice relishes setting the pace, and Busselton trainer Barry Howlett was confident that the gelding would be successful after drawing favourably at barrier No. 2 in the 2130m Beau Rivage Open Through July Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Classic Choice was the warm…

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