Earlier this week Chris Waller talked to Racenet about the old stagers in his yard and the enjoyment they provide to their owners – on Saturday it was Alward’s turn to be the stable hero when scoring easily in the Listed ATC Cup (2000m) at Rosehill. Prior to winning at the Gold Coast back in […]
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Mister Sea Wolf continues Chris Waller’s big race blitz
Chris Waller can’t rely on all-time great Winx anymore but that hasn’t stopped the trainer continuing to dominate feature racing. Sydney’s champion trainer ended his first spring carnival without the mighty mare when Mister Sea Wolf won the inaugural $1 million The Gong (1600m) at Kembla Grange yesterday. Mister Sea Wolf’s win was the 98th […]
Luck of Irish as Mister Sea Wolf takes The Gong
Irish Queenslander Noel Greenhalgh has won his share of group 1s in his lime silks with the dark green shamrock, but Mister Sea Wolf’s victory in the inaugural $1 million The Gong was something special. It had a lot to do with where the horse had come from. “We had been looking for an Irish […]
Nature Strip books his ticket for Royal Ascot with dominant win in the Darley Sprint Classic
Nature Strip booked his trip to Royal Ascot next year after producing a breathtaking performance to storm away with the $2 million Group 1 Darley Sprint Classic. In doing so, the supremely talented, but once slightly erratic galloper stamped himself as one of the best sprinters in the world, forever silencing those doubters who questioned […]
Deja vu for Doyle, Humbolt in Rosehill win
Known to each other side from the other side of the world, James Doyle and Humbolt Current have reconnected to win at Rosehill. The top English jockey rode Humbolt Current, then trained by William Haggas, to victory for Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor in July last year. The son of Fastnet Rock was transferred […]
Lucicello stamps class with Rosehill win
Summer plans for stakes-placed filly Lucicello are uncertain but winning jockey Jason Collett has no doubt she can make her presence felt this campaign. The Chris Waller-trained three-year-old resumed off a let-up in Saturday’s Shopper Media Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill and quickly rounded up her rivals to score comfortably. It was her first start since […]
Alward gives Waller a three-state treble
Consistent Alward broke through for an overdue win to give champion trainer Chris Waller winners in three states on Saturday. Alward ($7) scored his first win since August when he wore down leader Kubis ($7.50) to score by a half neck in the Ascot Green Handicap (2000m) at Doomben. The unlucky Fighting Teo ($3.60) was […]
Not to be for Finche, Waller will be back
Chris Waller’s best chance yet to win the biggest race on the Australian calendar didn’t materialise in 2019, but the champion trainer has vowed to keep trying. Waller put the polish on Finche, $8.50 favourite for this year’s race, but was forced to settle for seventh, beaten 1.4 lengths by the Danny O’Brien-trained Vow And […]
Chris Waller preparing Asterius for The Gong
The state’s top trainer will have a presence in Wollongong’s richest race, with Chris Waller’s Asterius preparing to head to Kembla Grange in a fortnight’s time. Asterius claimed a close victory over stablemate Mr Reckless at Rosehill on Saturday and Waller had options for where to run him next. Rather than sending him to Melbourne […]
The art of Bart: Waller follows tried and tested formula in bid for Cup breakthrough
Champion trainer Chris Waller has already been compared to the giants of racing but there is one man he wanted to emulate with Finche and Youngstar’s preparation for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup – Bart Cummings. The Cups king might be gone but Waller, who is known for systematic, meticulous attention to detail, borrowed the 10,000-metre rule […]