Source : Racenet, by Ray Thomas Hungry Heart enhanced trainer Chris Waller’s unique blueprint for success with three-year-old fillies when she ran down Harmony Rose in a Group 1 thriller at Rosehill Gardens. Waller and jockey Kerrin McEvoy admitted they were worried Hungry Heart was conceding Harmony Rose too much start before she unleashed a powerful finishing surge […]
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Verry Elleegant gets Ranvet revenge on Addeybb in another slugfest
Source : The Sydney Morning Herald, by Chris Roots Photo : Bradleys Photos Verry Elleegant has claims to being the world’s best after lowering the colours of a brave Addeybb for the first time in Australia in the group 1 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. But even her connections admit she will need to […]
Chris Waller and Jim Byrne combo becoming a force in Queensland
Source: Justhorseracing, by Graham Potter The Chris Waller / Jim Byrne combination made to a race to race double when Guise took the honours in the third race at Doomben, a BM85 Handicap over 1600m. The team had struck one race earlier with Humbolt Current and Guise ($3) followed a similar path in the running. […]
‘It has been like waiting for Christmas’: Haut Brion Her ready to fire
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, by Chris Roots Perth owner Gary Johnson was been in couch stadium for the past year as Haut Brion Her has emerged as one of the country’s best sprinters, so he is excited to be back on track as she attempts to become a group 1 winner in the Galaxy at […]
Clipperton hopes the Ryder is Star Of The Seas’ group 1 turn
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, by Chris Roots. Sam Clipperton knows he is on a group 1 performer in Star Of The Seas in tomorrow’s George Ryder Stakes but just for once he wants to come back and not have to say to his owners ″next time″. Star Of The Seas’ connections requested champion trainer […]
Chris Waller unveils another quality two-year-old
Source: JustHorseRacing, by Graham Potter. The Chris Waller trained Kalino scored an impressive debut win as racing returned to Sydney on a Heavy 8 Kensington track. It was more about the way that the son of Pierro stuck to his task than any margin of victory as Kalino had to chase in the home straight […]
Waller claims Phar Lap Stakes again
Source: Racing.com, by Carl Di Lorio Chris Waller improved his incredible record in the Phar Lap Stakes with fillies when Hungry Heart won the Group 2 three-year-old race over 1500 metres at Rosehill on Saturday. Ridden by James McDonald, Hungry Heart ($3.70) settled towards the rear of the eight-horse field and overran The Irishman ($5.50) […]
Horse that broke the mould: Rosehill unveils statue of Winx
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, by Brad Pengilly. Hugh Bowman sits atop Winx looking more real than the jockey himself staring from below. Trainer Chris Waller just wanted the statue to look like her, and when the drape was removed there was no one more relieved. As for sculptor Tanya Bartlett, she has already […]
‘Sky’s the limit’: Waller on September Run, life after Winx and racing
Source : The Sydney Morning Herald Sun, By Damien Ractliffe Life without Winx is all that it seems for Chris Waller, but moving on after training the four-time Cox Plate champion wasn’t so easy. Like the lingering memories of a break-up, it took a while for Sydney’s leading trainer to come to terms with the […]
Verry Elleegant shows fighting spirit in Chipping Norton win
Source : The Sydney Morning Herald, by Chris Roots James McDonald knows all about the will to win of champion mare Verry Elleegant. So does Chris Waller. And if anyone doubted it, Verry Elleegant’s best qualities were on show in her Chipping Norton Stakes victory at Randwick on Saturday. After Verry Elleegant prevailed in a […]