A sale topping colt by champion racehorse and leading sire Frankel, three-year-old Tangmere was a show-stopper at the 2016 NZB Premier Yearling Sale and broke the ice for his first win at Randwick on Wednesday. Bred and offered for sale by Pencarrow Stud, Tangmere fetched $1.3 million to the bid of a syndicate BBA Ireland/Mr […]
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Zousain adds to Chris Waller’s juvenile firepower
Chris Waller noticed a resemblance between Zousain and his sire Zoustar when comparing photographs of the pair. And now Sydney’s premier trainer, who brought up his 100th Sydney metropolitan winner on Wednesday, hopes their racing records to develop into mirror images. Zousain took an early step towards that ambitious goal when he won on debut […]
Vintage Cellarman uncorks another win for Chris Waller
Cellarman has continued his resurgence with a dogged win at Rosehill, vindicating Chris Waller’s call not to spike the durable gelding’s preparation. The four-year-old gelding racked up his fifth win from eight starts when he claimed the Sydney Markets Foundation Handicap (1500m) on Saturday to push his earnings part $300,000. “We were talking about spelling […]
Fiesta digs deep to enhance Golden Slipper credentials for Chris Waller
The Chris Waller-Kerrin McEvoy juggernaut rolled on relentlessly with the trainer and jockey making a clean sweep of the first three races at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Fiesta was their third successive winner with her fast-finishing effort in the Group 3 $150,000 Widden Stakes (1100m), coming immediately after the successes of her stablemates Charlayne in […]
D’Argento back a winner and autumn bound
Three-year-old colt D’Argento remains undefeated in three starts after an impressive return to racing at Randwick on Saturday. The grey son of So You Think had not been sighted since two wins during the winter last year but handled 1300m first-up with aplomb. Rider Hugh Bowman astutely waited until as late as possible to call […]
Waller wins Millions Trophy in a thriller
Trainer Chris Waller admits he was disappointed Tumultuous failed to develop into a Derby contender but he has given Sydney’s premier trainer a consolation win in the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy at the Gold Coast. Waller opened a Queensland stable at the Gold Coast in August and has already had 14 city winners with […]
Invincibella gives Waller Millions double
Invincibella has beaten the heat to continue Chris Waller’s winning streak at the Gold Coast with a barnstorming finish to win the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares. Waller’s meticulous training methods paid off on Saturday when Invincibella ($15) overhauled Eckstein ($9) to win by a short half head with My Country ($13) 1-3/4 lengths away […]
Steve Smith a winner at Randwick
He may have settled for a draw in the fourth Test, but as Australian captain Steve Smith walked off the MCG, a horse he part-owns has made a sure thing of winning at Randwick. The Chris Waller-trained Hogmanay started a $14 chance in Saturday’s 1800m-handicap but took the lead early and kept going to record […]
Matthew Cahill produces brilliant ride on Waller stable’s Montauk to win Summer Cup
Matthew Cahill, the respected bush-based jockey, rode his first city winner for the season on Montauk in the Group 3 $150,000 Summer Cup (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Tuesday. Cahill had a rare ride for the Chris Waller stable and made it count with a well-judged effort on a stayer who is not the easiest […]
‘Confident’ Chris Waller trained Vassal claims Christmas Cup
Weight relief has eased the burden for durable stayer Vassal, who also showed the benefits of a Queensland campaign before winning the Listed Christmas Cup at Randwick. In the aftermath of the six-year-old gelding’s victory, Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller pinpointed two contributing factors to Vassal’s turnaround from a struggle over the same 2400m trip […]