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 […]
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Oliver, Waller team up in Gosford features
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 victory in Tattersalls Club Cup a testament to Chris Waller’s tactics
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 […]
Melham scouts wide on All Cerise at Flemington
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. […]
Time for Waller to Start Wondering about future targets
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. […]
Metro Success for Stryker Filly
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 flies by the seat of his pants
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 […]
Chris Waller returns to Rosehill for Saigon Tea’s victory, and inspired by a trip to Ballydoyle stables
CHRIS Waller was in a talkative mood — and it wasn’t all about Saigon Tea. The champion trainer only returned from Ireland on Saturday morning but was at Rosehill Gardens to watch Saigon Tea win the Horsepower Feeds and Supplements Handicap (1800m). Waller was full of praise for Saigon Tea’s resilience but he also spoken […]
MORE TRICKS TO THIS ‘PONY’
Well-known Group One performer Danleigh has proven he is not just a ‘one-trick pony’ after displaying plenty of ability as a show horse After only a year and a half since running his last race, four time Group 1 winning veteran Danleigh is enjoying life after the track as a show horse in the Central […]
Torgersen earns Group I respect from Waller
Chris Waller unveiled a potential Group I three-year-old when Torgersen bloused John O’Shea’s talented colt Tarquin to win the ClubsNSW Plate 3YO (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Ridden by Jason Collett, race fitness told in a driving finish with Torgersen ($9.50) outpointing the resuming Tarquin ($3.70) to prevail by a short head with Amanda […]