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Seaway has emerged as a possible Epsom Handicap contender and Eckstein’s retirement plans could be on hold. This was champion trainer Chris Waller’s summation of his stable duo after they ran first and third in Sydney’s final stakes race of the season, the Listed $150,000 Winter Challenge (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. This was […]

Lucicello has given trainer Chris Waller plenty to consider after she made a statement at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The striking grey filly produced a burst of acceleration that is the usual reserve of top quality horses to race away with the ASX Refinitiv Charity Handicap (1200m). But just how much longer Lucicello continues to […]

Champion trainer Chris Waller moved a step closer to achieving another of his aims with his Queensland stable when Sparky Lad won at Eagle Farm. Waller trained his 47th metropolitan winner and his 60th overall in Queensland for the season when Sparky Lad ($4) beat Sienna Rose ($7) by a half length in the Winning […]

More than a year and a half after first riding the Chris Waller-trained Carzoff to a placing in a Sydney race, apprentice Blaike McDougall has reunited with the imported stayer for a win at Flemington. The Riverina-based McDougall has ridden more than 100 winners this season and brought up his third Melbourne metropolitan victory of […]

Haut Brion Her enhanced her growing reputation and gave champion jockey Blake Shinn a farewell Sydney winner at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The race billed as a match between Haut Brion Her and Sir Elton turned into a one-act affair as the filly careered away to win the Book Spring Hospitality Handicap (1200m). Shinn was […]

One of the tools the stable uses to track our horse’s progress is the E-Trakka and we have recently introduced the new E-Trakka XV3 improved system to all our stable locations. The E-Trakka itself is a special saddle-cloth rigged up with a built in fitness monitoring system that records the horse’s stride length, heart rate, […]

Winter Stakes winner Eckstein looks to have delayed a trip to the breeding barn for another week after coming through Saturday’s win at Rosehill with flying colours. Trainer Chris Waller confirmed via Twitter the multiple Group III winner would likely have one more run this preparation, with the Listed Winter Challenge (1500m) in a fortnight […]

Eckstein might be heading to the breeding barn soon but she is still has plenty of offer on the racetrack. In fact, trainer Chris Waller hinted retirement plans might be put on hold temporarily for Eckstein after she scored a tough win in the Listed $150,000 Winter Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens. Waller said he […]

A plan to use new front-running tactics on classy mare Another Dollar proved a winning move at Doomben on Saturday. There were only six runners in the race and none of them had led at any of their starts Trainer Chris Waller’s Queensland manager Paul Shailer realised the situation and instructed jockey Ryan Maloney to […]

Lightly raced Irish import Dabiyr is off the mark in Australia at just his second local appearance, racing to victory in a midweek city race at Sandown. Now with leading Australian trainer Chris Waller after beginning his career with Dermot Weld in Ireland where he won one of his three starts, Dabiyr stepped up from […]