Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators When reinsman Stuart McDonald’s plans to win the start and set the pace with Star Lavra in the 2130m Allwood Stud Devoted To Breeding Excellence Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night failed he was forced to make a snap decision — whether to race in the breeze or…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Widely travelled pacer Watts Up Sunshine looks set for a highly successful career in Western Australia where his two starts have resulted in effortless victories for trainer Michael Young and reinsman Gary Hall Jnr. Watts Up Sunshine, a New South Wales-bred five-year-old, was the $1.40 favourite at Gloucester Park…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Millendon trainer Sonia Zucchiatti has no regrets for buying American Bullitt for $16,000 at the 2019 APG Perth yearling sale. Now a six-year-old, American Bullitt maintained his good form when he won the Allwood Stud Website Handicap at Gloucester Park on Friday night and boosted his earnings to $122,219…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ultra-consistent New Zealand-bred five-year-old Jett Star warmed up for next Friday night’s $50,000 Four and Five-Year-Old Championship in fine style with a fighting victory in the $22,000 Fly Like An Eagle Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Jett Star, trained by Greg and Skye Bond, was the $2…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Consistent WA-bred six-year-old Middlepage notched his fourth win from 13 starts this year when he flew home from a seemingly impossible fifth position 150 metres from the post to get up and snatch a dramatic victory in a four-way photo finish in the 2536m Allwood Stud Supporting WA Breeding…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators WA-bred four-year-old Alcopony is a versatile pacer with one of his chief assets being his sprinting ability, according to Emily Suvaljko, who drove the Kevin Keys-trained gelding to a stylish win in the 1730m Follow the Stars Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Alcopony was a $5.90 chance…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ever since trainer-reinsman Lindsay Harper bought Bettorstartdreaming from New Zealand just over two years ago, the gelding has been a problem and has caused him many headaches. “He is not my favourite horse; I don’t like him,” said Harper after driving him to victory in the 1730m Allwood Stud…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall Jnr simply enjoyed a stroll in the park when he guided star mare Eighteen Carat to an easy win in the 2130m Memorial Day Stakes at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Eighteen Carat’s win gave Hall his fourth success in this event, following wins with…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Oakford trainer Jemma Hayman, excited at Taking the Miki’s effortless victory in the $30,000 Allwood Stud Farm Race For Roses at Gloucester Park on Friday night, heaped praise on the mare, saying that she possesses the X factor. “She has a heart bigger than herself, and she has just…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Kalgoorlie personal trainer Justin Zecca and his father Lou made the trip down to Perth to watch their first pacer Bet The House score an exciting victory in the $50,000 Group 3 Allwood Stud Farm Champagne Classic on Friday night. While they were delighted at the gelding’s win at…
The $50,000 Allwood Stud Farm Champagne Classic (2130m) and the $30,000 Allwood Stud Farm Race For Roses (2503m) are the feature races at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Group 3 Champagne Classic is for the two-year-old pacers, while the Listed Race For Roses is a standing-start event for fillies and mares. Ten For The…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Fears that brilliant pacer Ten To The Dozen would be unable to contest the $400,000 APG Gold Bullion final for two-year-old colts and geldings at Menangle on Saturday night have been allayed, and champion WA trainers Greg and Skye Bond are thrilled that their colt will be able to…