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Chris Waller’s emerging New Zealand import Start Wondering was luckless in defeat earlier this month but the gelding rewarded his backers at Rosehill on Saturday with a comfortable victory.   Start Wondering faced only four rivals in the opening event – the McGrath Estate Agents Handicap (1500m) – and proved a class above his opposition, […]

The Australia Day meeting at Randwick produced a popular result in the opening event of the day with royally bred High Chaparral (IRE) filly Chandana saluting as a hot favourite in the Australian flag colours.   Featured on Breednet when breaking her maiden at Warwick Farm in November, the Chris Waller trained filly has been […]

Glyn Schofield is becoming Chris Waller’s “go-to” man.   Sydney’s premier trainer turned to Schofield when he needed a last-minute replacement for Loophole in the Australian International Horse Racing Federation Handicap (2000m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.   Tye Angland aggravated a disc in his lower back after riding Canny Rocket in race two and […]

Star Thoroughbreds were the leading buyers among all syndicators at the 2016 Magic Millions Yearling Sale and featured with a promising winner at Canterbury on Wednesday with the Chris Waller trained Trafalgar charging home for a thrilling victory.   It took eight barrier trials before Hinchinbrook gelding Trafalgar was deemed ready to go to the […]

Champion Victorian jockey Damien Oliver has been lured interstate to ride the Gosford Gold Cup favourite.   Oliver will link with leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller when he partners Telepathic in the $150,000 provincial race on Friday.   He will also ride the Waller-trained Sweet Fire in the Belle Of The Turf Stakes, a Group […]

Vilanova’s upset win in the Listed $100,000 Tattersalls Club Cup (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday was another example of the training genius of Chris Waller, according to jockey Tommy Berry.   “This is where Chris is so good at what he does,’’ Berry said. “This horse hasn’t won for a while but Chris has […]

Ben Melham proved time spent in reconnaissance is rarely wasted when plotting a wide course to win Saturday’s Barrie Kerr Handicap (1600m) at Flemington on the smart Chris Waller-trained mare All Cerise.   Having led to the home turn, Melham made a concerted move to come towards the outside rail before committing for home.   […]

Champion trainer Chris Waller has some thinking to do after his talented galloper Start Wondering made an impressive return when winning the McGrath Estate Agents Handicap (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday.   The former Kiwi made it two wins from as many Australian starts and took his record to six victories from 10 racetrack appearances. […]

Promising young Fastnet Rock sire Stryker was in the winner’s list at Warwick Farm on Wednesday with the lightly raced Chris Waller-trained filly Labdien.   A winner on debut at the same venue back in March, Labdien had raced only twice since and was having her second run back from a spell in this 1300 […]

Blake Shinn made headlines the last time he rode Miss Royale in a race but at Warwick Farm on Wednesday the pair were all the talk for the right reasons.   Miss Royale is the horse Shinn lost his pants on when the elastic in his jodhpurs broke during the running of a race at […]