Lady Prima Donna Breaks Through

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX New Zealand-bred five-year-old Lady Prima Donna broke through for her first win in WA when Deni Roberts drove her to an all-the-way victory in the 2130m Westerntrilogy.com.au Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Lady Prima Donna, trained by Greg and Skye Bond, was the $6 second fancy from the…

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Mister Montblanc Is A Good Second Choice

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Banjup trainer Annie Belton went to the 2020 APG Perth yearling sale keen to purchase the Always B Miki colt out of Harriet Elisabeth. She bid for the colt but retired from the duel before he was sold for $57,500. The colt who was later named Tricky Miki has earned…

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Gregarmy Is A Bargain

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Cardup trainer Craig Abercromby made a wise decision to buy Gregarmy for $8000 in August 2021. The big Shadow Play gelding has proved to be a bargain, and he took his earnings for the Abercromby family to $58,487 from nine wins and six seconds from 39 starts when he gave…

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Cranky Hotly Pursued Succeeds

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Hotly Pursued, the warm $1.80 favourite for the 2130m Garrard’s Horse And Hound Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, gave his supporters a scare when he was in a cantankerous mood and was beaten for early speed. Trainer Murray Lindau and reinsman Kyle Harper were planning to use the…

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Minstrel Stakes His Claim

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Stuart McDonald celebrated his first drive behind star pacer Minstrel by guiding him to victory in the $31,000 Westbred The Way Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night,  a win which will put him in the forefront of champion trainers Greg and Skye Bond’s plans for their choice…

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Steno Is WA’s Fastest Mare

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Club Menangle officials most certainly would have been impressed with the blistering speed shown by brilliant five-year-old Steno when she outclassed her rivals in scoring an effortless victory in the Group 3 $50,000 Laurie Kennedy Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. It was a superb exhibition of dazzling speed…

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WA MEDIA GUILD FRIDAY’S THOUGHTS 9TH FEBRUARY

The Group 3 $50,000 Laurie Kennedy Pace (2130m) for mares is the feature race at Gloucester Park on Friday night. And the action on the 10-event card looks like being as hot as the predicted scorcher Perth is expecting. Members of the WA Trotting Media Guild have had a good look at the program and…

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Rolling Fire to Resume

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Highly-promising pacer Rolling Fire will resume racing after a three-month absence when he begins from the No. 2 barrier in the 2130m SEFS The Asset Finance Specialists Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The South Australian-bred four-year-old, who is trained by Justin Prentice, will be driven by Emily Suvaljko…

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Roberts Opts for Ideal Agent

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Outstanding driver Deni Roberts has given punters a valuable lead by choosing to handle Ideal Agent ahead of the brilliant Minstrel in the Westbred Is The Way Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Roberts has driven Minstrel nine times for five wins, including convincing victories at his…

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Can Regal Cheval Break the Drought?

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Evergreen pacer Regal Cheval will be one of the favoured runners when he begins from the No. 4 barrier in the opening event, the Trotsynd Register Your Interest Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The big query confronting punters will be whether the nine-year-old can end a…

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Steno’s Sparkling Speed a Big Factor

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Steno’s sparkling gate speed should prove a decisive factor when she lines up at barrier No. 3 in the $50,000 Laurie Kennedy Free-For-All at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Ravenswood trainer-driver Jocelyn Young has the New South Wales-bred five-year-old in top form with superb all-the-way victories at her past three…

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A Memorable Day For Sheehy

Ken Casellas | Photo: PACEPIX Jandakot trainer Tommy Sheehy was an admirer of Cody Banks when he raced in Perth 15-odd years ago, and his interest was aroused last year when he saw that the New Zealand-bred pacer’s half-brother Frankie J Holden was offered for sale on the Internet for $7500. “I’m a good haggler…

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