Alta Louisa on the way up

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Lightly-raced four-year-old Alta Louisa maintained her steady rate of improvement when she took full advantage of the No. 1 barrier and relished her pacemaking role on her way to scoring a comfortable victory in the 2130m Simmonds Steel Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The Justin Prentice-trained…

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Alta Cinderella is her own worst enemy

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Talented four-year-old mare Alta Cinderella has won at seven of her 12 starts, including easy victories at her past three outings, but trainer Gary Hall snr explained that she is a problem pacer. “She is her own worst enemy,” he said. “She is not a tractable horse and…

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Alta Louisa overcomes setbacks

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Inexperienced four-year-old Alta Louisa defied death as a yearling when struck down by a severe attack of colic, and she then had to overcome further setbacks before being strong enough to race. She lined up for her 14TH start when she began from the outside of the back…

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Alta Blues the first of Hall’s treble

Ken Casellas | Photo: Hamilton Content Creators Up-and-coming star Alta Blues gave champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr the first leg of a treble at Gloucester Park on Friday night when he outclassed his rivals in the 2536m Allwood Stud Farm Pace. Hall, who has a substantial lead in the WA drivers’ premiership table, followed the…

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