Smith favours Burning Rubber

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Punters face a difficult task when deciding on their selection in the final event, the 2130m Choices Flooring Pace, at Gloucester Park on Friday night, a race in which the likely favourite Dominate The Dojo has a losing sequence of 48. Dominate The Dojo, to be driven by…

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Top mares to clash

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Outstanding four-year-old mares Alta Cinderella and Savvy Bromac will clash in the Nova 93.7 Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night, with the rival camps confident of success. “Alta Cinderella will go forward (from barrier four),” said star reinsman Gary Hall jnr. “She was super last week when…

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Major Martini is back in action

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Richly talented four-year-old Major Martini has recovered from leg problems and is poised to make a successful return to racing when he contests the 2536m Better Your Bet With TABtouch RWWA Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. “It’s exciting to have him back,” said champion reinsman Gary…

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Reluctant Reed scores a goal

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators On the first Sunday in September astute trainer Mike Reed took one horse (Dardy Boy) for a workout at the Byford trials, and later in the morning he reluctantly took two pacers back to his Henley Brook stables. In a strange twist of fate Dardy Boy was allocated…

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Mixed fortunes for Stanley

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators “On one hand I’m happy, and on the other hand I’m very disappointed,” said Wundowie trainer Bruce Stanley after The Male Model had caused an upset by winning the 2503m Garrard’s Perth Trot at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Male Model, owned and trained by Stanley, was…

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Born To Boogie in devastating form

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Eight-time WA premiership trainer Ross Olivieri has the lightly raced Born to Boogie racing in dazzling form and he has his sights set firmly on the $125,000 Westral Mares Classic on November 26. The six-year-old Born to Boogie, favourite at $1.04, gave champion reinsman Chris Lewis an armchair…

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Alta Intrigue is a marvel

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr lavished praise on Alta Intrigue after he had driven the injury-plagued seven-year-old to a thrilling last-stride victory over the pacemaker Roman Art in the 2130m Garrard’s Gloucester Park Pace at headquarters on Friday night. “He went super,” said Hall. “I didn’t think he…

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Euphoria proves to be a good buy

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Beth Richardson, Karen Hall, Danny Roberts and Sue Beven have no regrets at outlaying $30,000 to purchase Euphoria from New Zealand 15 months ago. The four-year-old American Ideal gelding, who had managed just two placings from eight starts in minor events in New Zealand, has developed into a…

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Alta Cinderella is flying

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators West Australian-bred four-year-old Alta Cinderella continued her march towards the $125,000 Westral Mares Classic on November 26 with a devastating all-the-way victory in the Garrard’s Here On Track Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. Gary Hall jnr roused her from the No. 1 barrier at the start…

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