Magnificent Storm’s Acid Test

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion pacer Magnificent Storm faces an acid test when he starts off the 60-metre mark in the 2503m Beau Rivage Buffet Dining Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he will concede a 50m advantage to star standing-start performer Himself. This will be Magnificent Storm’s final appearance in…

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Tense Moments After Shockwave’s Narrow Win

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators There was an eerie sense of deja vu at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Aiden De Campo drove the brilliant Shockwave to a half-head victory over Mighty Conqueror in the $30,000 Follow @Gloucester Park On Twitter Pace. Deni Roberts, the driver of Mighty Conqueror lodged a protest against…

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Young Lauds Wonderful To Fly

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Shane Young’s assertion that brilliant four-year-old pacer Wonderful To Fly was now bigger, better and stronger than ever before came as a chilling message to the connections of the other mares who will clash with her in next Friday night’s $50,000 Kerry Clarke Free-For-All. “She is a…

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Century For Roberts

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding young driver Deni Roberts achieved a long-held ambition to drive a hundred winners in a season when she gave a typical skilful exhibition in the sulky to score a smart victory with Mighthavtime in the 2130m TABtouch Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Mighthavtime, a $6.50 chance…

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Acharne Girl Gets Her Chance

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Acharne Girl is unbeaten at her five starts after a seven-month absence, and she earned a start in next Friday night’s $50,000 Kerry Clarke Pace for mares when she raced without cover for much of the 2130m journey and held on to defeat $14 chance Rock On Top by…

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A Cakewalk For Prince Of Pleasure

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lightly-raced six-year-old Prince Of Pleasure simply had a walk in the park when he strolled to victory in the $23,750 Bridge Bar Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Prince Of Pleasure, trained by Gary Hall Snr and driven by Gary Hall Jnr, was the hot $1.10…

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Faster Than Dad Set For Classic

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Smart Alta Christiano pacer Faster Than Dad continues to race with great heart for Coolup trainer Michael George, who said that the gelding would be set for the $30,000 Four and Five-Year-Old Westbred Classic after Stuart McDonald had driven him to an impressive victory in the 21309m Xmas In…

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Ardens Horizon Overcomes Bad Start

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred four-year-old Ardens Horizon galloped and lost three lengths in the standing-start Steelos Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night before he overcame this misdemeanour and scored an easy win. He was the $2.90 second favourite from the inside of the 10-metre line for Byford trainer Callan Suvaljko,…

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Blitzembye Survives A Protest

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Trainer Kevin Keys and reinsman Shannon Suvaljko had some anxious moments at Gloucester Park on Friday night when Blitzembye, a $12.40 chance, gained the verdict by a half-head in a desperately close photo finish to the 1730m Beau Rivage For Xmas in July Pace and then survived a protest.…

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Tiny Filly Is All Heart

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Fly To Fame, described by her trainer Katja Warwick as a midget and the ultimate racehorse, maintained her consistent form when she relished her pacemaking role in the 2130m Beau Rivage For Buffet Dining Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Starting favourite at $2.60 from the No. 1…

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Egerton-Green’s Feature Double

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Dylan Egerton-Green continued his rise to prominence as a talented trainer when he won both the $30,000 Western Crown feature events at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He drove both two-year-olds to victory in the space of 30 minutes, with Cork Can Run scoring a comfortable all-the-way victory in…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 16TH JUNE

Ernie Manning, known as The Great Ernesto following an article in last week’s The Sunday Times after his outstanding effort of tipping nine winners at Gloucester Park earlier this month, has done it again. That’s right, the very next week after coming within a short half-head of tipping the card at headquarters, The Great Ernesto…

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