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Source: breednet.com.au Outstanding Castelvecchio mare Aeliana (NZ) provided the tried-and-true combination of trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald with yet another Group One triumph as she lifted herself off the canvas to run down European raider Dubai Honour in the Gr.1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill. Just seven days ago McDonald had equalled the 129-win […]

Source: racenet.com.au The biggest question in Australian racing is – where to next for Autumn Glow? Our newest superstar made it 11 from 11 when thumping her opposition in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. After the race, the question remained unanswered. Will Autumn Glow head to the Doncaster Mile […]

Source: anzbloodstocknews.com Chris Waller confirmed the exciting Autumn Boy (The Autumn Sun) would race on next season instead of a quick exit to stud after the colt gave James McDonald a landmark win in Saturday’s Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m). In a first try beyond the distance of his Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) triumph, […]

Source: racingnews.co.nz After a season of near-misses against elite opposition, New Zealand-bred mare Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) broke through for a richly deserved second Group One success in Saturday’s A$1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained daughter of Castelvecchio was a stunning five-length winner of the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) last autumn, but […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Chris Waller has captured his fourth successive Coolmore Classic, while James McDonald has moved to within one win of Damien Oliver’s record number of majors following Lazzura’s brave victory in the feature race at Rosehill. Lumping 58kg, Lazzura became the first mare since Sunline (60kg) in 2002 to carry more than 57kg to […]

Source: breednet.com.au Off the back of his last start win in the G2 VRC Blamey Stakes (1600m), Chris Waller’s 5yo Free Eagle gelding Birdman (IRE) further enhanced his G1 VRC Australian Cup (2000m) prospects with dominant victory in Saturday’s $500,000 G2 MRC Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. Arguably in career best form, having never previously […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Sixties, the talented colt, impressed with a dominant effort but Waller’s previous eight winners of the feature three-year-old race were all fillies starting with all-time great Winx in 2015. Waller also won the race with Foxplay (2017), Unforgotten (2018), Verry Elleegant (2019), Funstar (2020), Hungry Heart (2021), Zougotcha (2023) and Lazzura (2025). Sixties […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Hall of Fame trainer Chris Waller finally won the only Sydney Group 1 race that had eluded him as champion jockey James McDonald continued his masterclass with a fifth stakes win at Royal Randwick on Saturday. This was Waller’s 188th career Group 1 win but remarkably his first success in the Canterbury Stakes. […]

Source: punters.com.au Generosity continued champion jockey James McDonald’s big day out when the Chris Waller-trained mare came out on top in a thrilling three-way go at Royal Randwick on Saturday. With a hat-trick of stakes winners already to his name, McDonald added a fourth as he propelled Generosity home in the $500,000 Group 2 Challenge […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Chris Waller has been rewarded for opting to take a conservative approach with Pinitio to start the autumn, although he admits to toying with more ambitious plans. The Godolphin four-year-old posted her first win for the champion trainer in Saturday’s Group 3 Aspiration Quality (1600m) at Randwick after connections decided against raising the bar […]