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Source: justhorseracing.com.au Champion trainer Chris Waller is onboard with the All-Star Mile concept following the race being upgrading to Group 1 level. First run in 2019, the All-Star Mile was initially rotated around the three metropolitan races in Melbourne and was framed around Japan’s Arima Kinen where the public got to vote on their favourite horse. Tweaks were made in the ensuing years, and Waller […]

Source: anzbloodstocknews.com Autumn Glow’s (The Autumn Sun) remarkable rise gathered further momentum at Randwick on Saturday when the four-year-old extended her flawless record to ten with a controlled victory in the $1 million Verry Elleegant Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m). The daughter of The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) again showcased her versatility and tactical speed in […]

Source: racing.com Chris Waller’s Golden Slipper hand improved on Saturday when the beautifully bred Campione D’italia won her way into the race, courtesy of a narrow victory in the Group 2 Skyline Stakes at Randwick. The Snitzel colt touched off the desperately unlucky stablemate Central Europe, himself a blueblood colt by Frankel out of the […]

A standout alliance from the racing world is gearing up for one of the sport’s most inspiring off-track initiatives. Team Via Sistina will take its place in Tour d’Horse 2026, representing elite racing connections while supporting the life-changing work of the KIDS Foundation.  Champion trainer Chris Waller and global thoroughbred powerhouse Yulong Stud have joined […]

Source: racingnews.co.nz Close up in strong company in the spring, Go Racing’s Lord Penman (NZ) (Contributer) broke through and claimed his first Australian victory in the A$160,000 Racing and Sports Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The New Zealand-bred Contributer gelding ran second on his Sydney debut in August, then filled the runner-up spot behind […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au James McDonald won’t yet put Autumn Glow in the same bracket as Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior, but he concedes she is on the way. Turning in a performance that McDonald admitted gave him goosebumps, the mare swept to a 2-1/2 length win over Aeliana in Saturday’s Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick to […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Chris Waller declared Joliestar was finally the complete package after the mare enhanced her already dynamic first-up record to win the Expressway Stakes at Randwick. When former stablemate Caballus ($4.60) skipped to a commanding lead halfway up the straight, Waller admitted he was unsure if Joliestar ($2.60 fav) could bridge the gap. But the mare pinned […]

Source: racenet.com.au The Australian Guineas shapes as an old-school Melbourne and Sydney battle after the Chris Waller-trained Sixties’ dominant win in the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher-trained Observer is the $2.50 favourite to add the Australian Guineas to his Victoria Derby trophy while Sixties became the $3.50 second favourite after […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au During a spring campaign in which she pushed Via Sistina first-up, beat all bar Mr Brightside second-up, and contested a Cox Plate, Aeliana never quite pleased trainer Chris Waller. While she put in some exciting performances on the track, the champion horseman admitted she never looked the part. “She ate well through the […]

Source: racing.com Champion trainer Chris Waller has warned Aeliana is more than capable of giving the unbeaten Autumn Glow a mighty scare in Saturday’s Group 2 Apollo Stakes at Randwick. While confident Autumn Glow is clearly the horse to beat this weekend, Waller said Aeliana had returned in sensational touch after an indifferent spring campaign. […]