Premier trainer Chris Waller conquered Newcastle’s biggest day of the year with a winning treble capped by Beyond Thankful taking out the Newcastle Cup on Friday. The Waller juggernaut appears unstoppable, with Devil Hawk winning the Spring Stakes and She’s Clean the Tibbie Stakes before a classic Hugh Bowman ride won the day for […]
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Mates come and go, but master trainer Chris Waller has best friend in darling of the turf
Mates come and go, horses stay forever. Catkins will always be the darling of the Ingham family – with an adoring Sydney racing public also laying a small claim to her now – and she is more than just a horse to Sydney’s premier trainer. “Unfortunately you lose a lot of mates because of the […]
Eyes wide open for Chris Waller as Winx looms as next golden girl
With a wry smile, Chris Waller knew Winx wasn’t supposed to win the Theo Mark Stakes in her return to racing. Not when she trailed the field into the straight, spotting leader Strawberry Boy a seemingly impossible lead. “I was always confident,” Waller chuckled. And he could afford to. Bar second favourite Press Statement’s train […]
Chris Waller on Metropolitan path with Silverball
When He’s Your Man won last year’s Kingston Town Stakes, Chris Waller changed tack and took him on to win the Epsom, but that will not happen with Silverball following his strong win at Rosehill on Saturday. Waller knows he has a stayer on the rise at the right time of the year. […]
Amicus thrives in Melbourne
Sydney mare Amicus continued her love affair with Melbourne as she recaptured her Thousand Guineas form to take out the Group 2 Let’s Elope Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The last time the Chris Waller-prepared Amicus came to Melbourne, she captured the Group 1 at Caulfield. After going unplaced during the Sydney autumn, the four-year-old has […]
Wudang Mountain bursts into frame for crack at Spring Champion Stakes
WUDANG Mountain, a son of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown, emerged as a classics contender with a powerful win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Sydney’s reigning premier trainer, Chris Waller, and jockey, Hugh Bowman, both gave Wudang Mountain their seal of approval after he took out the McGrath Estate Agents Handicap (1400m). The race was […]
Boban powers to narrow win in Memsie Stakes
It might have been a cold and miserable day but in the first group 1 race of the spring Sydney galloper Boban again showed his class to score a last-stride victory in the Memsie Stakes. “It all went pretty much to plan,” said his matter-of-fact rider Glyn Schofield. From an inside gate Schofield had the […]
Chris Waller’s Royal Descent rediscovers winning touch in Group 2 feature at Randwick
ROYAL Descent ended more than two years of frustration and near-misses with a magnificent comeback win against a star-studded field at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Group 2 $250,000 Warwick Stakes (1400m) lived up to the pre-race hype, producing a memorable contest and outstanding runs from so many spring carnival hopefuls. But when looking for […]
Amicus Returns To Winning Form In 2015 Toy Show Quality
Group 1 winner Amicus has returned to winning form with a smart victory in the 2015 Toy Show Quality at Royal Randwick this afternoon. Wine Tales was easily the best-backed of the three Chris Waller-trained runners heading into the Toy Show Quality, but she was settled at the tail of the field by jockey James […]
Chris Waller wins fifth Bart Cummings Medal
Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller has been awarded his fifth consecutive Bart Cummings Medal at Racing’s Night of Champions held at Royal Randwick on Thursday night. Waller claimed his fifth straight Sydney Trainers’ Premiership at the end of season 2014-15 after preparing 144 metropolitan winners for the season. The master trainer claimed the Bart Cummings […]