An emotional Chris Waller has dedicated Mister Sea Wolf’s Chelmsford Stakes victory to trainer Rick Worthington, who just hours earlier lost his battle with cancer. News of the 60-year-old’s death filtered through Randwick on Saturday and Waller said he was devastated to lose a man he counted as a friend. “All the trainers learned about […]
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CHRIS WALLER, RACING’S PERFECT SHOP WINDOW
In many ways horse racing is only as good as its spokespeople. A good horse is only half as good if its people are not decent. If they are well spoken, even in the coarse language of the racetrack, horse racing is more easily appreciated. Peter Moody was hardly Shakespearean but he was a wonderful […]
Waller gets Humidor to turn back the clock
Humidor underlined Chris Waller’s brilliance as a trainer when he turned back the clock to win the Group Two Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley and resurrect a career which looked finished. In taking out Saturday’s 1600 metre event, Humidor scored a golden ticket into the Cox Plate, a race in which he finished runner-up to […]
Nature Strip set to tackle small field first up
Just five rivals have been nominated to go toe-to-toe with The Everest favourite Nature Strip in Saturday’s Group III Concorde Stakes at Randwick. Fellow The Everest contender Gytrash was among the list of possible combatants for the 1000m scamper, with nominations for the race extended until Tuesday morning. The Concorde Stakes will be the first […]
Nature Strip wins Vic horse of the year
Sprinting star Nature Strip has defeated a stellar group of nominations to win the 2019/20 Victorian Racehorse of the Year Award, following group 1 victories in the Moir Stakes and the VRC Sprint Classic. The son of Nicconi was one of only three horses to win multiple group 1 races in Victoria during the season […]
Verry Elleegant makes spring statement in Winx Stakes
The handicapper is likely to decide the spring goal for Verry Elleegant, but history says the Cox Plate rather than the Melbourne Cup will be the target, after her class and toughness come through in the Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Verry Elleegant’s talent could never be doubted, but her head occasionally got in […]
Chris Waller’s man drops from the Sky at Caulfield
Champion trainer Chris Waller took the wraps off a promising import when Skyman swamped his rivals to score at Saturday’s Caulfield meeting. Waller’s clients bought Skyman after the gelding won a race at Sandown in the UK last August and ran third in a handicap at Nottingham in October last year. Waller said Skyman joined […]
“Proud” Waller lauds industry
Thoroughbred racing’s most dominant figure says he believes the sport he loves has won back the respect of the community through its united and responsible approach to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an exclusive interview with Racing.com, Australasia’s premier trainer Chris Waller said such has been racing’s response to the potentially crippling effects of the pandemic, […]
Chris Waller trains first six in Doomben feature
Tough stayer Le Juge returned to his favourite track to lead home a Chris Waller stable plunder with the first six across the line in the Group Three Chairman’s Handicap at Doomben. Waller had started the Brisbane carnival in low-key mode but won his first winter black-type race earlier in the day when September Run […]
Wu’s the man: Waller wants to stay dominant after two-state double
There is an artform in running a huge operation like Chris Waller’s, but even by his high standards the effort with a hardened bunch of stayers was amazing on Saturday. He took the staying features in Sydney and Brisbane with mudder Wu Gok winning the Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill after Le Juge ($8) took […]