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Lee Magorrian was in no mood to celebrate after Mortar Platoon clung on to record the Irish apprentice’s first Saturday double at Randwick. Not only had the effects of getting his weight down to 54kg tempered Magorrian’s excitement, he also has to work some of Chris Waller’s team at the beach on Sunday morning. “I’m […]

Kaonic brought back memories of Kermadec at Randwick, as the colt locked onto the same spring path as the Group One winner. Racing in the same colours as Kermadec for owner Neville Morgan, Kaonic’s second win in three starts rubber stamped Chris Waller’s plans to send the three-year-old to Melbourne. After claiming the 2CH Handicap […]

Winx nestles comfortably in the pantheon of the all-time greats after her 21st successive win in the Turnbull Stakes preceded her crowning as Horse of the Year at an awards ceremony in Brisbane on Sunday night. Sydney’s wonder mare claimed Australian racing’s ultimate honour after an undefeated 2016-17 season where she won her eight starts […]

The Benchmark 90 Handicap at Randwick has turned into a race impossible for Chris Waller to lose. Three scratchings before Saturday’s race left the premier Sydney trainer with the only three runners to share the $100,000 prize money but $1.55 favourite Up ‘N’ Rolling and jockey Kerrin McEvoy were quickly put to the test. Outsider […]

It is a magical thing when a horse has the extraordinary star power to capture the imagination of sports fans – not just racing fans – and unite people as one in support. As a young child in the early 1980s, I remember the star power of Kingston Town and Manikato The two champion warhorses […]

Chris Waller has added a new training achievement to his impressive record, with Performer securing his first Listed Breeders’ Plate with a record-setting debut at Randwick. Waller has rarely succeeded with a two-year-old before Christmas but the Exceed And Excel colt lived up to his name to start recouping his $450,000 price tag. Ridden by […]

Chris Waller won’t train a runner in the field for The Everest but he and stable supporters are chasing the $10 million prize pool and the diamond-encrusted trophy with Rosehill neighbour Gerald Ryan. The Ryan-trained Deploy will occupy Waller Racing’s slot for the world’s richest sprint race at Randwick. Deploy is the eighth confirmed starter […]

Chris Waller showed his team was ready to play a major role in Queensland when he had a two centre treble on Saturday. The premier Sydney trainer won with Colosimo and Loving Home at Ipswich and with expensive galloper Silverwin at the Gold Coast. Waller opened a Queensland stable at the Gold Coast in early […]

Criterion’s half-brother Comin’ Through staved off maligned stablemate Tom Melbourne in a desperate finish to Saturday’s Group III Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) at Randwick. Comin’ Through ($2.30 fav), prepared by Chris Waller, was courageous in victory after working overtime to sit outside the leader Burning Passion in a contest that finished 0.02 seconds outside of […]

Resurgent galloper Libran gave Chris Waller his fourth consecutive Group III Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. Waller saddled up five runners in the $150,000 contest, including $2.90 favourite Life Less Ordinary and $5 chance Antonio Giuseppe, but it was $26 pop Libran which stole first prize in a stunning return to form. […]