Bob Peters has been coming to Sydney from Perth for 40 years for the races but this is his first experience with The Everest. The build-up didn’t start when he arrived in Sydney this week, rather several months ago when he mooted sending Arcadia Queen and Enticing Star to NSW for the race. “When we […]
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Caulfield’s a cinch for Finche
Caulfield Cup favourite Finche has rounded out his preparation for Saturday’s $5 million handicap with an impressive reconnaissance gallop on the Caulfield course proper on Tuesday morning. Trainer Chris Waller was on hand for the first-time Caulfield gallop under race rider Michael Walker and he said later that not only would the exercise aid the […]
Finche ride is Walker’s ‘reward’
Michael Walker has been riding in big races since he was 15, but his reaction to his surprise call-up to ride Finche in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup reminded him of why he sometimes puts himself through daily torture to stay at the pointy end of the game. “It was something that blew me away,” Walker explained […]
Arcadia Queen and Yes Yes Yes cruise in The Everest track gallops
Two of Chris Waller’s three-pronged attack on next Saturday’s The Everest – Arcadia Queen and Yes Yes Yes – strode out strongly in individual track gallops at Randwick on Saturday. The duo set off together but separated as they approached the back straight with Yes Yes Yes clocked running 1000m in 1.01.82, last 600m in […]
Kings Will Dream out of Caulfield Cup
The Chris Waller stable has advised stewards Turnbull Stakes winner Kings Will Dream will not tackle Saturday’s Caulfield Cup. Kings Will Dream was exempt from the Caulfield Cup ballot after his win in the Turnbull Stakes but stewards announced the gelding would not run in Saturday’s $5 million race. Kings Will Dream had an elevated […]
Kolding heads NZ-bred trifecta in G1 Epsom
On a red letter day for trainer Chris Waller, Kolding (NZ) (Ocean Park) has delivered on the big stage in the Epsom Handicap, beating New Zealand cult horse Te Akau Shark (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle). Waller-trained horses won all four Group One races in Australia on Saturday with Kolding’s win over the famous Randwick mile […]
Verry Elleegant back in mix for Plate & Cup
Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has returned to winning form with a last-gasp victory in the Hill Stakes at Randwick, putting herself back in the frame for the major spring races. Trainer Chris Waller said the Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup were back on the table after the mare nailed Samadoubt in the final bound to […]
Trainer Chris Waller sets Group 1 record as Come Play With Me claims 2400m classic
Come Play With Me completed an unprecedented Group 1 clean sweep for champion trainer Chris Waller at Royal Randwick. Waller trained all three major race winners with Come Play With Me taking out the $750,000 The Metropolitan (2400m) to complement the wins of stablemates Kolding in the Epsom Handicap and Funstar’s Flight Stakes. The Hall […]
Chris Waller declares Funstar the ‘real deal’ after snaring first Group 1 win
There will never be another Winx but Funstar was able to achieve something the great champion couldn’t do at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Funstar underlined her emerging potential with a commanding all-the-way win in the Group 1 $500,000 Flight Stakes (1600m). Winx contested the Sydney spring carnival’s premier three-year-old fillies race in 2014 but was […]
Chris Waller strikes again in Breeders’ Plate with Global Quest
Global Quest and Every Rose won the opening two-year-old races of the season with dominant efforts at Royal Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller produced his second winner of the Group 3 $160,000 Breeders’ Plate (1000m) in three years when Global Quest stormed through the pace to score an impressive win. The flashy Every Rose, trained by […]