Source: Racenet by Daniel Pace Most punters were probably hoping that a Chris Waller-trained horse won the $250,000 Group 3 Rough Habit Plate at Doomben on Saturday but they wouldn’t have expected it to be Imperialist. Sydney’s premier trainer Waller had four horses in the 2000m race, headlined by three-year-old filly Belle Detelle, who started the contest as the $3 […]
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Queen Elizabeth victory puts Via Sistina on equal footing with Winx
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Kit Gow She may not be able to equal Winx’s (Street Cry {ire}) years-long unbeaten streak, but Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock) can now stand beside Australasia’s greatest racemare as equal winners of the most Group 1s in one racing season, after victory in the G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes on Saturday took […]
Ever consistent Fangirl anointed Queen Of The Turf
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Kit Gow Jockey James McDonald strung together a back-to-back Group 1 double with Chris Waller on Saturday, backing up Via Sistina’s emphatic Queen Elizabeth win with a different queen a race later, taking out the G1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes with Fangirl (Sebring). The Ingham Racing-owned 6-year-old mare had her […]
Belle Detelle denies favourite in brave Adrian Knox victory
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Kit Gow Spring saw several 3-year-old fillies rocket to stardom within their first few starts, and it was the same story for Chris Waller’s Belle Detelle (Zed {NZ}) on Saturday at Royal Randwick, who made a victorious first leap into stakes company at her fifth start in the G3 […]
‘Extraordinary’ Aeliana demolishes the boys in ATC Derby victory
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Kit Gow She’s just playing the boys’ games all season, and on Saturday, it was finally Aeliana’s (NZ) (Castelvecchio) turn to cement her place amongst the elite staying ranks with victory as the only filly in the field of the G1 Australian Derby. A last-start second by a hair’s […]
Via Sistina continues to bless connections
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Josh Spasaro Champion trainer Chris Waller said Via Sistina (Ire) (Fastnet Rock) “lit up our lives 12 months ago”, and her amazing career continued with her eighth Group 1 win in the G1 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. She was simply too strong inside the final furlong of the 2000-metre […]
Mare Of Mt Buller reigns in Epona Stakes
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Josh Spasaro Dundeel’s (NZ) impressive 2024/25 season continued in the G3 Epona Stakes, with Mare Of Mt Buller’s 0.92l victory in the $250,000 feature over 1900 metres. Under the urgings of a great ride from Zac Lloyd, the 4-year-old mare powered home inside the final 200 metres to win comfortably […]
Lady Shenandoah a touch too classy in G1 Coolmore Classic
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Tom Baddock Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) had plenty against her but still proved too good in Saturday’s G1 Coolmore Classic, delivering Chris Waller his third consecutive win in the race. Lady Shenandoah (Snitzel) might not have been at her scintillating best but it was enough to deliver Chris Waller his third […]
Lazzura lands deserved G2 victory in Phar Lap Stakes
Source: TTR Australia & NZ by Tom Baddock After putting in strong performances behind star filly Lady Shenondoah at her past two starts, Lazzura (Snitzel) has earnt a valuable Group 2 victory with a dominant performance in Saturday’s G2 Phar Lap Stakes at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained filly had found her stable mate a touch too classy in the […]
Joliestar shines in Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.
Source: News.com.au, by Brad Waters Joliestar shines in Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Chris Waller’s marshalling of his forces landed another Group 1 win in Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Few stables can challenge Waller’s depth in the top echelon of racing. Waller said his army of Sydney-based stars prompted him to look south […]