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Resilient nine year old Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) continues to make records in his older years with a character stamping 50th harness racing success in taking out the Vale Roselyn MacKinnon Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday evening. Despite his veteran years, Magnificent Storm has shown he has lost none of that brilliant trademark early […]
Harness racing fans at Gloucester Park last night would have been wondering whether grand pacer Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) could return for another successful stint. And following his demolition of open class rivals in the Swan Draughts Free For All no one was left in any doubt that the nine year old is back seemingly […]
Grand pacer Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) added to his impressive harness racing record with an all the way win In the Group 1 $300,000 Retravision Fremantle Pacing Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday evening. Perfectly drawn on the pole, Magnificent Storm’s task was made easier with the unfortunate withdrawal of his arch rival Minstrel and […]
Nine year old star Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) topped up his preparation for next week’s $1.25 million Nullabor with a stirring win in the Barbagello Motoring Excellence Governor’s Cup at Gloucester Park on Friday evening. Despite drawing wide on the front row there was never much doubt that Magnificent Storm would find the lead and […]
Nine year old gelding Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) made light work of his harness racing rivals first up with an emphatic win in the Village Kid Free For All at Gloucester Park on Friday evening. Resuming after his gallant runner up to Minstrel in the West Australian Pacing Cup in December, Magnificent Storm drew perfectly […]
After the superb race that was last week’s Brennan cup, and saw Minstrel destroy his rivals it seemed that this week’s Group 3 $50,000 Catalano Truck and Hire Sales Navy Cup would be somewhat of an anti climax. And this time star pacer Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) proved his ability to come back after playing […]
Veteran pacer Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) stepped up his preparation of the future feature races when he led all the way for an effortless harness racing win in the Listed Howard Porter Memorial Pace at Gloucester Park on Friday evening. Making amends for his desperately unlucky last start when fifth in the August Cup after […]
The harness racing hype around star WA pacer Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) continues to build as he heads towards the $1 million The Nullarbor on April 14. The chunky gelding looked magnificent during a workout in the early morning sunshine at Byford on Saturday. He walked out onto the track like he owned the place […]
As reported by Jay Rooney for The West Australian, Ladbrokes has pulled off a big coup by securing WA harness racing superstar Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) for its slot in the inaugural $1 million The Nullarbor at Gloucester Park in April. Rated WA’s best current pacer, the Ray Williams-trained gelding is the early favourite for […]
The Kiwis are coming to our harness racing Inter Dominion and having some WA flavour would really top things off. And the odds of that happening are shortening by the day. WA’s pin-up pacer Magnificent Storm (American Ideal) is back in work and even his conservative trainer Ray Williams admitted Victoria was looking “more and […]
He has won 18 of his 19 starts in Australia but classy pacer Magnificent Storm still has a bit to prove according to his trainer Ray Williams. The four-year-old son of American Ideal has been a pacing sensation since arriving in Western Australia last year. The New Zealand import won his first 12 starts on […]
It wasn’t easy but Magnificent Storm has continued his winning ways, taking out last Saturday night’s James Brennan Memorial (2536m) at Gloucester Park. The $1.07 TABtouch favourite was crossed by Vampiro at the start and made to work to take back the lead with just over two laps to go. Aldo Cortopassi was able to […]
Astute Mt Helena harness racing trainer Ray Williams looks set to win the standing start Marathon Handicap for the second time when he sends his brilliant four-year-old Magnificent Storm into battle in the $25,000 Blake Ashworth Memorial Marathon Handicap over 3309m at Gloucester Park on Friday night. The inexperienced, but highly talented New Zealand-bred gelding […]
