Imported stayer Alward has racked up back-to-back wins in Australia to join stablemates Antonio Giuseppe and Sayed as the early favourites for the Group One Metropolitan Handicap. The Irish-bred gelding, who originally raced in France before joining Chris Waller’s operation last September, won second-up at Flemington earlier this month and then finished off impressively to […]
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Comin’ Through tries things from the front
Comin’ Through went to paddock an awkward colt and has returned a mature horse, again showing some of the brute power of his half-brother Criterion. Trainer Chris Waller was content with the four-year-old’s first-up win at Randwick but hinted the $4 favourite would have been even better if not forced to lead from the outset […]
Alward spearheads Waller quartet
Champion trainer Chris Waller brings a strong mixed bag to the table in Saturday’s Pacific Boating Benchmark 82 Handicap (2000m) including a horse he says could be a “lightweight chance in the Metrop”. Waller said all four runners have claims for differing reasons on his weekly preview show Stable Talk but the market would indicate […]
hris Waller won’t deviate from plan after mighty mare Winx shows her fighting spirit
Winx didn’t have a hard run, has pulled up in great order and is likely to be back at Royal Randwick in the Chelmsford Stakes in two weeks. This was trainer Chris Waller’s succinct summation after the mighty mare’s sensational win in the Group 2 $250,000 Bob Ingham Warwick Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The Randwick […]
Seventh Bart Cummings Medal For Chris Waller
Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller was presented his seventh successive Bart Cummings Medal during last night’s NSW Racing’s Night of Champions awards held at Royal Randwick. The Bart Cummings Medal point score – honouring the legendary trainer who passed away just under two years ago – is comprised of votes from leading Sydney racing journalists. […]
Frankel fever strikes as star sire has first winner down under
Frankel broke new ground on Tuesday when Merovee provided the sire with his first winner in Australia. As a son of the unbeaten Frankel out of Group 2 winner More Strawberries, who finished placed in the prestigious Golden Slipper, big things had been expected of Merovee since he fetched A$1.6m at the Inglis Australian Yearling […]
Alward leads home Waller treble
As Chris Waller’s headline acts prepare to launch their spring campaigns in Sydney over the coming weeks, the trainer’s Melbourne team made an emphatic early-season statement with a winning treble at Flemington on Saturday. Leading home the three-timer was talented Irish import Alward who announced himself as a stayer on the rise with a dominant […]
Devil Hawk special winner for Waller
Devil Hawk is no Winx but his victory in Brisbane holds special significance for Chris Waller. The trainer has just collected his seventh Sydney premiership and is preparing the country’s best horse for an attempt at a third Cox Plate. As the winner of a benchmark race at Doomben on Saturday, Devil Hawk was the […]
So You Think He’s a Star
Dashing grey So You Think colt D’Argento kept his unbeaten record intact and stamped himself as a spring stakes prospect with a stylish victory at Rosehill on Saturday for the powerful Chris Waller stable. A debut winner at Newcastle on July 15 over 1200 metres, D’Argento made a swift transition to Saturday grade and relished […]
Waller looking to improve on tally
Despite claiming his seventh Sydney trainers’ premiership and topping the Australian Group One winner’s list for another season, Chris Waller is not about to rest on his laurels. As he prepares his team for the spring headlined by champion Winx, Waller is also searching for ways to improve on his record. The stable had nine […]