Winx and her place in Australian racing

WHO IS WINX? * A seven-year-old bay mare, foaled September 14, 2011 by Street Cry out of Vegas Showgirl * Bought at the 2013 Magic Millions yearling sale for $230,000 * Owned by Magic Bloodstock Racing (Peter and Patty Tighe), Richard Treweeke and Debbie Kepitis * Trained by Chris Waller * Prize money $23,429,675 with […]

The day she retires, I’ll enjoy it’: Why Waller still frets over Winx

The end is a step closer for Winx after she romped to her fourth Chipping Norton Stakes win on Saturday but it will not be until she flashes past the finishing post for the very final time that trainer Chris Waller will really be able to relax and enjoy her phenomenal career. Waller prides himself […]

She could be an exception: Waller ponders ultimate tribute for Winx

Chris Waller gets to the Warwick Farm stable that once hosted four-time Chipping Norton Stakes winner Tie The Knot and admits that champion still amazes him. He never thought he would have a similar horse, let alone one which would surpass his feats as Winx, who lines up to chase her fourth consecutive Chipping Norton […]

Jiminzah to stick to 1600m

Jaminzah will stick to distances around 1600m despite again indicating he could be a stayer with a win at Eagle Farm. The Chris Waller trained five-year-old ($16) was having his first run since December when he came from last and stormed past stablemate Veladoro ($7.50) to win by a 1/2 length in the Midori Open […]

The Autumn Sun impresses in return

Chris Waller witnessed his prized three-year-old colts Lean Mean Machine and Zousain beaten at their return runs in 2019but the best of them all, The Autumn Sun, maintained his excellent winning record in Saturday’s $400,0000 Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill. The Hobartville Stakes shaped as a banana skin for Australia’s championthree-year-old colt, returning […]

Winx makes it 30 in a row

The Apollo Stakes may only be a Group 2 race worth $250,000 but for Chris Waller it held significant importance for the career of his astonishing mare Winx. For us on the outside peering in, the equation looks simple. She’s the equal-highest-rated horse in the world and light years ahead of anything that Australian racing […]

Nature Strip launches 1st-up blitz in Rubiton Stakes

The shift to another racing superpower hasn’t fazed brilliant sprinter Nature Strip judging by his outstanding win in Saturday’s Group II Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. Darren Weir’s four-year ban forced his owners to look for another trainer before sending the speedster to join a plethora of other top performers at the Chris Waller stable. […]

Fiesta reigns supreme in the Inglis Sprint

It shaped as a two-horse race and the $1 million Inglis 3YO Sprint didn’t disappoint with star fillies Fiesta and Estijaab fighting out the finish at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Golden Slipper winner Estijaab was returning from 10 months on the sidelines after having tie-back surgery in the spring while Fiesta made the most of […]

Tom terrific: Fan favourite back in the winner’s stall

Perennial placegetter Tom Melbourne broke his 1044-day win drought while stablemate Religify broke down in what was a bittersweet listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) for the powerhouse Chris Waller stable. As comeback kid Blake Shinn did the unthinkable and got Tom Melbourne to win his first race in three years and first Sydney, Religify was 200m […]