Chris Waller’s rebuilding phase has paid dividends during the spring with the Sydney-based trainer leading the way with Group I victories. After the final meeting of the Melbourne spring carnival at Flemington on Saturday, Waller heads Australia’s Group I tally with eight winners for the season. Winx certainly played her part for Waller with four […]
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Cliffsofmoher’s demise a sad reminder of how much we love our horses
We love our horses. We love everyone’s horses because we know what it is like to live with them. That makes what happened on Melbourne Cup day so heartbreaking for the everyone in the industry. We feel it when a horse is tragically injured like The Cliffsofmoher and doesn’t come home. There can only be […]
Chris Waller leads home local Cup runners
Leading trainer Chris Waller’s imported stayer Finche has finished fourth to be the first Australian-trained horse home in the Melbourne Cup. And the champion Sydney-based trainer also prepared the first Australian-bred galloper to finish in Tuesday’s race at Flemington with sixth-placed Youngstar. English-bred Finche, who did his early racing in France, arrived in Australia on […]
Shraaoh toughs it out in the mud, long term aim is Sydney Cup
Humans tend to be flustered and bothered by lengthy travel delays. The same, it seems, cannot be said for racehorses. The Chris Waller-trained English import Shraaoh was one of a number of Melbourne Cup raiders who were stranded on the tarmac at Sharjah in the UAE when the plane they were travelling in to Australia […]
Who Shot Thebarman ‘This is your Life’ – The Melbourne Cup 2018
On Tuesday, Who Shot Thebarman will chalk up 125,000 kilometres in races when Australasian racing’s most popular 10-year-old contests his fourth Melbourne Cup. The Chris Waller-trained gelding will line up for the 56th time under race conditions, the 10th time he’s run in a two-mile handicap. The management of the veteran stayer is a testament […]
Shillelagh doubles up on Derby day
Shillelagh has repeated her effort from 12 months ago by winning another group 1 mile on Derby Day. This time the seven-year-old mare shot up on the inside under jockey James McDonald to blow away her rivals in the Empire Rose Stakes, a race for fillies and mares. In 2017, it was the Kennedy Miles […]
A fitting exit for Winx would be the Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Winx is destined to face the final curtain when an unparalleled racing career draws to a close in Sydney next autumn. The $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick in April during The Championships will provide the ideal stage for an emotional finale. Not to appear during Melbourne Cup week at Flemington, Winx will […]
Waller-trained colt charges to Valley win
Hugh Bowman has guided the Chris Waller-trained colt Charge to a fighting win in a Group Three sprint race at Moonee Valley. Trainer Chris Waller Horseform says it is unlikely Charge Horseform will be added to his stable’s Coolmore Stud Stakes team after the colt scored a fighting win in a Group Three sprint at […]
Exoteric claims staying test at Randwick
Exoteric has dispelled doubts about his staying ability with a strong win over 2400 metres in the City Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick. The lesser fancied of trainer Chris Waller’s runners in Saturday’s Listed race, Exoteric was still well supported from $5 to $3.90 with stablemate and fellow import High Bridge the $2.90 favourite courtesy […]
Waller’s Sun shines at Caulfield
A chance to sample the course proper at Caulfield on Tuesday was irresistible for leading trainer Chris Waller, who unleashed his big guns – including Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas favourite and possibly racing’s new star-in-waiting, The Autumn Sun. Waller did not hold back when asked how good he thought The Autumn Sun could be. “He’s very […]