Superstar three-year-old Cyclone Jordy has broken down and will be out of action for 12 months, leaving Chase Me as champion trainer Gary Hall senior’s major hope in the $200,000 WA Derby on October 31.

Champion half-siblings and arch rivals Leap To Fame and Swayzee will be ramping up their preparations towards another clash when they step out in different cities on Saturday night.

Michael Young, the leading trainer in WA this year, is bubbling with enthusiasm over the prospects of Heavenly Gipsy when she resumes after an eleven-week absence in the $27,000 TABtouch Share My Bet Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

Superstar three-year-old Cyclone Jordy has broken down and will be out of action for 12 months, leaving Chase Me as champion trainer Gary Hall senior’s major hope in the $200,000 WA Derby on October 31.

Any thoughts or hopes Jocelyn Young had of winning the WA Oaks Prelude at Gloucester Park on Friday night went out the window when Akoya Pearl, a filly she was driving for the first time, took charge as the ten runners were circling before coming into line behind the mobile barrier.

Not only is Gary Hall snr a master trainer, but he is an extremely astute judge of young pacers.

Champion reinsman Gary Hall jnr is hoping he has made the right decision to drive D Mac in the $150,000 group 1 Channel 7 Golden Slipper over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

Inter Dominion Trotting champion Arcee Phoenix will have to overcome a 30m handicap and some in-form rivals if he is to make a winning return at Menangle on Saturday night.

Never Ending makes his return this Friday night after a nine-month hiatus from the races, and for the Justin Prentice stables, there is a sense of relief to see the impressive five-year-old back at the races.

Ace trainer-reinsman Chris Voak is excited at the way Sweet Vivienne is racing, and he praised her win in the $31,000 Kersley Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night, saying: “She has gone to another level over the past three weeks.”

Inexperienced but richly talented filly Bettathanlife is poised to qualify for the $150,000 WA Oaks on October 3 by winning the $50,000 Daintys Daughter Classic at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

Ace trainer-reinsman Chris Voak faces a busy time at Gloucester Park on Friday night with eight drives on the ten-event program, and he predicts his best winning chance will be experienced trotter Aldebaran Boyd in the final event, the $21,000 Taste Of WA Handicap, a stand over 2503m.

Exciting speedster Captain Ravishing is back in WA, and he will begin a campaign aimed at the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup on December 12 when he contests the $31,000 We Love Our Members Pace over 2130m at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

Narrogin trainer Jeremy Thornton has no regrets that he outlaid $1000 16 months ago to purchase Majic Bay, who has proved a wonderful bargain.