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Source: racenet.com.au Champion trainer Chris Waller bolstered his already considerable Champagne Stakes stocks after Diameter scored a decisive win in the Listed Fernhill Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Stepping out for start five, the Godolphin-owned Brazen Beau colt had given every indication that the rise to a mile would be right in his […]

Source: racenet.com.au There’s an old saying in sport which states that you learn more in defeat than you do in victory. And it’s an adage expected to ring true in the wake of Autumn Glow’s shock first loss in Saturday’s Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m). The glamour mare, which had won 11 from 11 […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Chris Waller declared Joliestar a more complete racehorse after she captured the TJ Smith Stakes(1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday, securing the fifth Group 1 win of her career. The tough mare was at her very best, holding off a determined challenge from Giga Kick to complete an unbeaten three-start Sydney autumn campaign, […]

Source: anzbloodstocknews.com Newgate-China Horse Club colt Campione D’Italia (Snitzel) might not yet have the champion status hinted by his name, but proved himself a special colt in the making with a commanding victory in Saturday’s ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick. After a poor tenth on debut was followed by a barnstorming […]

Source: breednet.com.au Outstanding Castelvecchio mare Aeliana (NZ) provided the tried-and-true combination of trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald with yet another Group One triumph as she lifted herself off the canvas to run down European raider Dubai Honour in the Gr.1 Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill. Just seven days ago McDonald had equalled the 129-win […]

Source: racenet.com.au The biggest question in Australian racing is – where to next for Autumn Glow? Our newest superstar made it 11 from 11 when thumping her opposition in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. After the race, the question remained unanswered. Will Autumn Glow head to the Doncaster Mile […]

Source: anzbloodstocknews.com Chris Waller confirmed the exciting Autumn Boy (The Autumn Sun) would race on next season instead of a quick exit to stud after the colt gave James McDonald a landmark win in Saturday’s Rosehill Guineas (Gr 1, 2000m). In a first try beyond the distance of his Caulfield Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) triumph, […]

Source: racingnews.co.nz After a season of near-misses against elite opposition, New Zealand-bred mare Aeliana (NZ) (Castelvecchio) broke through for a richly deserved second Group One success in Saturday’s A$1 million Ranvet Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained daughter of Castelvecchio was a stunning five-length winner of the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) last autumn, but […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Chris Waller has captured his fourth successive Coolmore Classic, while James McDonald has moved to within one win of Damien Oliver’s record number of majors following Lazzura’s brave victory in the feature race at Rosehill. Lumping 58kg, Lazzura became the first mare since Sunline (60kg) in 2002 to carry more than 57kg to […]

Source: breednet.com.au Off the back of his last start win in the G2 VRC Blamey Stakes (1600m), Chris Waller’s 5yo Free Eagle gelding Birdman (IRE) further enhanced his G1 VRC Australian Cup (2000m) prospects with dominant victory in Saturday’s $500,000 G2 MRC Peter Young Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield. Arguably in career best form, having never previously […]