He may return in the spring for another shot at the Melbourne Cup. Less than 24 hours after watching his pride and joy, Who Shot Thebarman, seal his first Sydney victory in thrilling fashion in the A$2 million Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m), part-owner Dan O’Leary admits he is still walking on air. O’Leary described the […]
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Hugh beauty as Unforgotten turns tables on Hiyaam in AJC Oaks
Hugh Bowman produced a typical first-class ride to get Unforgotten home in the $1m Group 1 ATC Oaks (2400m) at Royal Randwick. But after winning three Oaks’ already on Daffodil (2009), Sofia Rosa (2016) and Bonneval (2017) it was hardly surprising to see the champion jockey rate the Chris Waller filly perfectly after Hiyaam set […]
Savacool on Australasian Oaks path after Caulfield win
Sydney filly Savacool has booked herself a ticket to the Australasian Oaks with her victory on a rain-soaked track at Caulfield. Sent south from trainer Chris Waller’s Sydney stable, Savacool took out Saturday’s Thomas North Handicap (1600m) to provide Regan Bayliss with an early double. Sent off a $4.80 chance, Savacool scored a half-length win […]
Winx reaches quarter of century in consecutive wins to join Caviar
As Winx made her move, the crowd went with her – as did millions more watching around the nation. This was the moment. The champion mare was racing for history and she wasn’t about to let anyone down. Winx fever had gripped race fans all week and the huge Royal Randwick crowd was willing her […]
Omineca scores for Wests Tigers star
Sitting in the NRL top four with the Wests Tigers is hard to beat for co-captain Chris Lawrence, but being a winning racehorse owner is also a thrill. Omineca, ridden by Hugh Bowman, ran down $3.10 favourite Semper Fidelis late to break his maiden in the Pluck@Vinery Handicap (1600m) to Lawrence’s delight. “I’ve had a […]
A day in the life of legendary Winx trainer Chris Waller
All eyes are on champion mare Winx this weekend as she aims to equal Black Caviar’s record of 25 consecutive race wins. She’ll line up in The Championships’ Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday hoping to further cement her place in racing immortality. Her legendary trainer Chris Waller tells Ray Hadley his superstar mare […]
Who Shot Thebarman keeps the tills ringing for O’Leary clan
Durable, evergreen Whanganui-owned galloper Who Shot Thebarman has shown he is far from pension age just yet with a fast-finishing third in the Group 1 $A1.5 million Kia Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The rising 10-year-old has the $A2 ATC Sydney Cup over 3200m on Saturday, April 14 as his immediate mission, but […]
Cellarman wins Doncaster Prelude
Cellarman’s rise through the ranks has taken his connections by surprise, so much so the winner of the Doncaster Prelude has not been nominated for the big race. When entries were taken for next Saturday’s $3 million race, the Chris Waller-trained Cellarman was running in benchmark races and wasn’t considered a Doncaster Mile candidate by […]
Winx to skip Royal Ascot and target fourth Cox Plate in spring
Winx won’t run in Royal Ascot this year with trainer Chris Waller keen to give the champion mare every chance to win an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate next spring. After months of speculation about will she or won’t she be sent to overseas to race, Waller and Winx’s owners, Peter Tighe, Debbie Kepitis and Richard […]
Chris Waller weighs up Derby or Doncaster for D’Argento after slashing win
DERBY or Doncaster for D’Argento? It’s a nice problem for trainer Chris Waller to ponder. D’Argento gave Waller and jockey Hugh Bowman successive Group 1 wins when, 40 minutes after mighty mare Winx had won the George Ryder Stakes, the striking grey three-year-old stormed home wide out to win the $600,000 Sky Racing Rosehill Guineas (2000m) […]