An easy spin around in a barrier trial had jockey Tye Angland bullish about Marenostro’s chances at Rosehill on Saturday and he was justified when the honest gelding posted an upset first-up win. Most expected Marenostro’s stablemate Rockolicious to salute in the Neville Begg Handicap (1400m). Angland, who rode the five-year-old to successive city wins […]
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Counterattack stakes his Stradbroke claims with strong win
Chris Waller’s high opinion of Counterattack was vindicated when the colt booked a Stradbroke Handicap start after his win in the Fred Best Classic at Doomben. Waller has stated publicly he believes Counterattack is a group 1 winner in the making and gets his chance to test that theory in the $1.5million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) […]
Chris Waller trio stake Group One claims
He is still a work in progress but Encosta Line has shown he is heading the right way with a Rosehill victory that puts him in the frame for a Classic mission. At his first start beyond 1600m, Encosta Line ($11) put paid to his stablemate Chandana ($4.60) by four lengths. His trainer Chris Waller […]
Chris Waller trio Japonisme, Delectation and Counterattack fire ahead of Doomben test
Chris Waller trio JAPONISME, DELECTATION and COUNTERATTACK added some star power to last Friday morning’s Randwick trials and all came through in flying colours ahead of their big Group 1 test at Doomben in the BTC Cup set down for this weekend. Speaking of colours, it was the cerise clad Japonisme that who won Heat […]
Hutchings draws inspiration from Waller’s words
The pre-race words of Chris Waller must have been ringing in the ears of apprentice jockey Rory Hutchings as the young Kiwi expertly steered promising four-year-old Harlem Lady to a swooping victory at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Waller told Hutchings “the next three months are the most important of your career” approximately an hour before […]
Chris Waller’s wait for 200th winner over in no time
Sydney’s champion trainer Chris Waller didn’t have to wait long to get the winner he needed to bring up his “double century” for the season when the promising Via Napoli scored impressively in the Anzac Day meeting opener at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Via Napoli’s success gave Waller his 200th winner on all racetracks this […]
Japonisme’s class prevails in Arrowfield
Hugh Bowman has had to pull out all the stops to get Japonisme home in the Group Two Arrowfield Stud Stakes at Randwick. As the only Group One winner in Saturday’s $500,000 1200m sprint, Japonisme was the punters’ favourite at $3.20. Japonisme made his move inside the final 200m and it looked as if the […]
Waller’s wonder hits new heights in stunning victory
Even Chris Waller had to concede what everyone else had believed for some time. Winx is a champion. There was every reason to believe the mare was heading for her first defeat in nine races in the Doncaster Mile. But she put the doubts behind her like she does her rivals with that dash of […]
Preferment too Strong in Group 1 BMW
Karaka graduate Preferment (NZ) (Zabeel) claimed his second consecutive Group 1 win when he won Saturday’s A$1.5 million Group 1 BMW (2400m) at Rosehill. This was the powerful galloper’s fourth Group 1 win, he has also won the Victoria Derby as a three-year-old and has since added the Turnbull Stakes, Australian Cup and now […]
Winx sets the standard in George Ryder win
Chris Waller has stopped short of calling Winx a champion, but the Rosehill crowd has voiced its own opinion. The mare returned to the winners’ stall for the eighth successive time to the cheers of Saturday’s racegoers who got the George Ryder Stakes as an entree to the Golden Slipper. In her latest […]