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 […]
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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 […]
Tommy Berry dreaming of Melbourne Cup glory on Youngstar
Before Tommy Berry even started riding he wanted to win a Melbourne Cup and the Sydney jockey believes Youngstar has a chance to help him complete the feat at Flemington on Tuesday. Berry has been a regular fixture in Melbourne Cups in recent years, coming closest in 2015 when the Ed Dunlop-trained Trip To Paris […]
Chris Waller, Glen Boss add to spring riches with Kolding
This wasn’t just a horse race, this was sporting theatre at it most compelling. There was Glen Boss, finding a way through on Kolding when most thought his race was over. There was Chris Waller, again masterminding another big-race coup. As it has been most of the Sydney spring carnival, it was Boss and Waller […]
‘This is his year’: Finche owner backs Waller for Cup
Noel Greenhalgh feels like there is a sense of destiny about Finche after drawing barrier four and riding a wave of unprecedented success from trainer Chris Waller into this year’s Melbourne Cup. Waller had the first two horses out in the Cup barrier draw. Youngstar’s connections drew gate nine before part-owner Greenhalgh stepped forward to […]
Chris Waller well represented in Cantala
Gr.1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) runner-up Night’s Watch (NZ) (Redwood) features among a strong contingent for Chris Waller in the Cantala Stakes (1600m) as the trainer bids to win the Group One handicap for a fourth time. Waller’s representation in Saturday’s 1600m race at Flemington also includes Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) placegetter Star Of The Seas […]
Kolding thriving ahead of Golden Eagle
New Zealand-bred galloper Kolding is on song for the A$7.5 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday, according to jockey Glenn Boss. The Chris Waller-trained gelding has won two of his three starts this campaign, including his last start heroics in the Gr.1 Epsom Handicap (1600m), but it was his 1030m trial at Rosehill […]
Relucent follows Preferment path to Derby
Relucent has followed a similar path to the Victoria Derby as Preferment and trainer Chris Waller is hoping for the same result in this year’s Classic at Flemington. The Waller-trained Preferment won the Group One Victoria Derby as a maiden in 2014 and Relucent is striving for his first win when he runs in Saturday’s […]
McDonald expects quieter ride will get Arcadia Queen flying in Eagle
James McDonald will return to riding Arcadia Queen “super cool” in Saturday’s $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill and believes she can deliver another super performance despite losing favouritism to Brutal after her failure in The Everest. The star mare beat only one home in the $14m showcase at Randwick but McDonald warned punters to […]