Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Line The Starzzz is developing into one of the State’s best trotters, even though she is by former world champion pacer Four Starzzz Shark, and her maternal line traces back to quality West Australian pacers Backin A Jiffy and Backina Falcon. But breeder and owner Terry Ferguson is not…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion mare Wonderful To Fly enjoyed an easy stroll in front before sprinting over the final 400m in 26.5sec. on her way to winning the $50,000 APG WA final for four-year-olds at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The $1.30 favourite from barrier one gave trainer-reinsman Shane Young a comfortable…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star pacer Shockwave delighted his trainer Ryan Bell when he made a wonderful return to racing by cruising to an effortless victory in the $30,000 West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He showed no signs of his damaged tendon, an injury which kept him out of…
Author John Elsegood | Henry Ethelbert Thomas Miller Champion reinsman Born: Palmyra, 1932 Died: Wattle Grove, aged 91 Not many called Ethelbert make a name for themselves. In fact, 1100 years separated Ethelbert, King of Kent and Wessex, and reinsman Henry Ethelbert Thomas Miller — “Harry” — whose career in pacing was highlighted by winning the 1960 WA Trotting…
Punters are in for a marathon night at Gloucester Park on Friday night with 12 races on the card. The feature event on the program is the $50,000 APG WA 4Y0 Final (1730m). Unfortunately, the original six-horse field has been reduced to four following two scratchings and prolific-winning mare Wonderful To Fly will go around…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Pinjarra trainer-reinsman Chris Voak has advised punters to overlook James Butt’s fifth placing behind Ima Fivestar General last Friday night and to stick with him when he starts from the prized No. 1 barrier in the 1730m Westside Auto Wholesale Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. On the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented young reinsman Kyle Symington has given punters an important lead by choosing to drive Mea Culpa in preference to The Code Breaker in the 2130m Channel Seven Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. He is the regular driver of the Ryan Bell-trained The Code Breaker, who has…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran trainer Kevin Keys is in high spirits after preparing three runners this week for wins at Kellerberrin with Mister Linton on Sunday and Flying Rumour at Gloucester Park on Tuesday and a second placing with 100/1 outsider Maddys Nino at Pinjarra on Monday. He is confident that Alcopony,…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion pacer Shockwave is fit and ready to make a successful comeback by winning the $30,000 West Australian Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night — at his first appearance for 660 days. The WA-bred seven-year-old has made a full recovery from tendon damage and his managing part-owner Kevin…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Valentines Brook is a little plain-looking pacer who is racing in superb form. But he is an extremely unfriendly horse. “He is very arrogant, and he hates other horses,” said his trainer Jocelyn Young after his victory in the 2536m Milne Feeds Made in WA Pace at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion Magnificent Storm is firmly on track to challenge — and beat — many of Australia’s best pacers in rich feature events in Brisbane in July. He gave further proof of his rare talent when he obliterated his six rivals in the 1730m Ramsays Horse Transport Pace at Gloucester…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star young pacer Never Ending resumed after a seven-month absence in grand style at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he was not extended in winning the 2130m Australian Premium Feeds Pace. The Sweet Lou three-year-old remained unbeaten from seven starts and showed that he would be hard to…