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Source: justhorseracing.com.au Soul Of Spain could have Group One targets in mind after prevailing in Friday’s Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2350m). The progressive stayer gave trainer Chris Waller a remarkable seventh win in 11 years in the race, just one shy of hall of fame trainer Gai Waterhouse who has eight. The $2.45 favourite […]

Source: Eventingnation.com  (ARC) Racehorse to Eventer Challenge at Cornbury House Horse Trials, which carries a £45,000 first prize – unprecedented in the sport of eventing at this level.Clarke was riding Tim Boland’s Sparky Lad, an Australian-bred former Flat racehorse. The pair led from the start, adding nothing to their dressage score of 26.2 across country […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Lady Shenandoah is the second Chris Waller-trained mare to secure a place in this year’s field for The Everest after being confirmed for the $20 million race on Monday afternoon. The glamour four-year-old will run in the slot owned by John Camilleri’s Fairway Thoroughbreds. Lady Shenandoah becomes the sixth horse confirmed for a start […]

Source: breednet.com.au Taking her unbeaten run to six with a facile victory in the $300,000 Group 2 ATC Theo Marks Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday, the Chris Waller trained Autumn Glow (The Autumn Sun) has the Group 1 Epsom Handicap as her immediate elite level goal. Ridden for just the second time for Kerrin McEvoy […]

Source: breednet.com.au Racing interstate for the first time in her career, Chris Waller’s 4yo Snitzel mare Lazurra added a fourth black type victory to her record, winning the $300,000 Group 2 VRC Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. Off the back of an impressive last start win in the Group 3 Show County Quality (1200m) […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Emerging colts Sixties and Autumn Boy have all but booked their spots in the Group One Golden Rose after turning in impressive performances to finish one-two in the Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill. While Sixties came away from Saturday’s 1400m contest with bragging rights, the previously unbeaten Autumn Boy lost nothing in defeat, taking ground […]

Source: justhorseracing.com.au Star mare Joliestar will again represent Chris Waller Racing in The Everest, securing the stable’s slot for a second straight year and becoming the fifth confirmed runner for the $20 million sprint at Randwick on October 18. Luckless when seventh in last year’s Everest, beaten just 1-1/2 lengths, Joliestar has since elevated herself […]

Source: justhorseracing.com Australia’s No 1 feature-race trainer/jockey combination, Chris Waller and James McDonald, teamed up to score another Wyong Cup success on Friday. Saltcoats carried McDonald to his fourth win in the $250,000 Listed event, all of which have come for Waller, who has now won the race nine times. It was a bounce-back win for […]

Source: Racingaustralia.horse Reigning Queen of the turf and crowd favourite, Via Sistina was officially crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year after her trail blazing season in which she amassed seven Group 1’s, proving her sheer dominance on the track and widespread admiration with the judges. ‘The Star’ Brisbane played host to Racing’s premier event yesterday, […]

Source: racenet.com.au Champion Via Sistina became the first eight-year-old mare in 80 years to win a Group 1 race, she has now won 10 majors at racing’s highest level and earned more than $13m prizemoney after her comeback win at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Winning seems easy for Chris Waller’s super mare who is so […]