Post Type Archives: News

Source: justhorseracing.com Australia’s No 1 feature-race trainer/jockey combination, Chris Waller and James McDonald, teamed up to score another Wyong Cup success on Friday. Saltcoats carried McDonald to his fourth win in the $250,000 Listed event, all of which have come for Waller, who has now won the race nine times. It was a bounce-back win for […]

Source: Racingaustralia.horse Reigning Queen of the turf and crowd favourite, Via Sistina was officially crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year after her trail blazing season in which she amassed seven Group 1’s, proving her sheer dominance on the track and widespread admiration with the judges. ‘The Star’ Brisbane played host to Racing’s premier event yesterday, […]

Source: racenet.com.au Champion Via Sistina became the first eight-year-old mare in 80 years to win a Group 1 race, she has now won 10 majors at racing’s highest level and earned more than $13m prizemoney after her comeback win at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Winning seems easy for Chris Waller’s super mare who is so […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au The jury is still out on whether Autumn Glow is going to be a sprinter or miler but the mare has ticked another box at Randwick by handling her first start on a heavy track to remain undefeated. Trainer Chris Waller contemplated whether to scratch her from Saturday’s Toy Show Quality (1100m) due […]

Source: racingandsports.com.au She has often played second fiddle to higher profile stalemates, but Lazzura will be given an opportunity to put her name in lights this spring with connections setting their sights on a Group One target. Just what that goal will be remains up for debate but trainer Chris Waller is entertaining the Sir Rupert Clarke […]

Source: The Industry School A new chapter begins in the storied partnership between Chris Waller Racing (CWR) and The Industry School’s Equine Academy, as Year 10 student Harry Cahill steps into the spotlight. This term, Harry commenced his school-based traineeship as a Racing Track Work Rider at Chris Waller’s Gold Coast stables, an exciting milestone […]

Source: ANZ News by Daniel Harrold Chris Waller’s exciting two-year-old colt Autumn Boy (The Autumn Sun) cemented his credentials for further stakes-level success with a dominant performance in the Tattersall’s Stakes (Listed, 1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The colt turned heads on debut at Canterbury on June 9 when he showed an electric turn […]

Source: Thoroughbred News by Mandy Cottell Chris Waller has broken his own record for most number of Group One wins in a season with Joliestar arriving in the final bounds to post a thrilling victory in the Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. The mare’s success gave the champion trainer his 19th triumph at the elite level this term, eclipsing […]

Source: Magic Millions Triple Group One winner Zougotcha became the most expensive horse sold at auction in the Southern Hemisphere this year when she realised $5.25 million at today’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. The prized daughter of Zoustar was offered as part of a quality Chris Waller Racing draft and she became the second […]

Source: ANZ Bloodstock By Trevor Marshallsea The blend of burgeoning Australian breed-shaper Fastnet Rock (Danehill) and American legend Storm Cat (Storm Bird) has produced another Group winner with Imperialist’s (Churchill) victory in Saturday’s Rough Habit Plate (Gr 3, 2000m) at Doomben. Bred by Gordon Cunningham of New Zealand’s Curraghmore Stud and Arkle Bloodstock’s Demi O’Byrne, the […]