Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Only nine mares have won the Easter Cup in the past 70 years, but star reinsman Chris Voak is confident that four-year-old mare Taking The Miki can succeed in the $50,000 Garrard’s Horse And Hound Easter Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Taking The Miki, winner of the…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Five-year-old Lavra Joe, the only West Australian-bred pacer in the $30,000 Garrard’s Your One Stop Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday evening, is in peak form for owner-trainer Ray Jones and has excellent prospects of warming up for the $1 million Nullarbor Slot Race the following Friday with a…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Smart mare Taking the Miki passed her first test in a standing-start event with flying colours when she began swiftly in the 2503m DTYS Web www.dtswa.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A $3.60 chance and driven confidently by Chris Voak, Taking The Miki relished her frontrunning role…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Star Lavra, a $130,000 purchase at the 2021 APG Perth yearling sale, gave a glimpse of his potential at his third appearance in a race when he broke through for his first win at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The burly Captaintreacherous colt, trained by…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old Raven Banner, who gave punters a flying start at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he set the pace and won the opening event, the 1730m Direct Trades Supply We’ve Got Shedloads Pace, is bred to be a good winner. Raven Banner’s full-brother Trojan Banner earned…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators New Zealand-bred five-year-old El Chema gave a sample of his class when he was last in a field of six at the 250m mark before storming home to score an effortless victory in the 1730m DTS Stay Safe PPE Products Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. A stylish…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Byford trainer Callan Suvaljko had three runners in the DTS Kelvin Road Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and he made a wise choice in engaging Gary Hall Jnr to handle ten-year-old gelding Tuas Delight who had managed one placing from his previous 13 starts. Suvaljko had driven…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented driver Maddison Brown admitted that she had learnt a valuable lesson the previous week when Arma Einstein, the $2.15 favourite, finished a well-beaten fourth behind James Butt. “I drove him a bit ambitiously last week, so I decided to change my tactics this week,” she said after driving…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Veteran pacer Cordero was battling to keep up when the $1.80 favourite Classic Choice was bowling along in front in the first lap of the Call DTS Now Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Cordero, a $4.90 chance from the prized No. 1 barrier, was left a good…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Supporters of star juvenile Water Lou survived some anxious moments before the $1.04 favourite defied a serious late challenge from the $11 second fancy Xceptional Arma to win the $29,400 Direct Trades Supply Gold Bracelet at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Water Lou, driven by Shannon Suvaljko for trainer…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Managing part-owner Rob Tomlinson was lavish in his praise of Magnificent Storm after the six-year-old star had scored a superb victory in the DTS All Your Civil And Construction Supply Needs Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “You could see how devastating he was tonight,” said Tomlinson. “Aldo…
Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Ever since I covered the 1956 August Cup meeting at Gloucester Park as a 19-year-old, freshly anointed as the chief harness writer for The West Australian newspaper, I have thoroughly enjoyed describing the emotions and portraying the excitement and joy of owners, trainers and drivers. I was fortunate when…