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 […]
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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 […]
Japonisme continues his rise at Rosehill
The rise and rise of Japonisme has continued with the three-year-old claiming some big scalps in the San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained gelding came to prominence late in the season and his Group Three win on Saturday was his fourth consecutive victory and most important by a long way. Among the horses […]
Prince produces perfect advertisement
Our Voodoo Prince produced the perfect advertisement ahead of next week’s Inglis August Thoroughbred Sale with a drought-breaking victory at Caulfield on Saturday. The son of Kingmambo is one of a number of well-performed Chris Waller-trained gallopers set to be offered at Friday’s sale. The victory was the eight-year-old’s first since he rocketed towards the […]
Start Wondering wins at Australian debut
Former New Zealand galloper Start Wondering has made an immediate impression on trainer Chris Waller, defying a wide run to win on debut for the stable. Starting from an outside gate, the five-year-old travelled three-wide for most of the race before accelerating clear to beat His Majesty and Radical Impact in the ClubsNSW Hcp (1350m) […]
Waller gets first winner from new stable
Chris Waller has trained his first winner from his new Warwick Farm stable, named Tie The Knot Lodge in a tribute to the late Guy Walter. Loophole claimed the honour by taking out the Lindblad Expeditions Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. Walter trained at the stables for more than three decades until his death from […]
Chris Waller lands emotional winner for ‘grandfather’ supporter Bob Ingham
Chris Waller didn’t tell Bob Ingham who his runner was – or even what race it was in at Rosehill – during the pair’s weekly phone hook-up on Friday. Just that it had a “very good chance”. The wintry climes of Rosehill in the middle of July isn’t the place for tears after big-race victories, […]
Rugged Cross swoops to cap Chris Waller’s stellar season
It was fitting the final stakes race of the Sydney season was won by a Chris Waller-trained galloper. Rugged Cross finished fast to snare a last-stride win in the Listed $100,000 Winter Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, providing the third leg of a four-race win haul for the champion trainer, who also had […]
Trainer Chris Waller names Warwick Farm stable Tie The Knot in touching tribute to Guy Walter
CHRIS Waller has paid tribute to Guy Walter by naming his new Warwick Farm stables “Tie The Knot Lodge”. Walter trained out of those Warwick Farm stables for more than 30 years until he died from a massive heart attack in May of last year. Walter prepared many champions from those stables but none greater […]
Waller looks long-term with Tremezzina
Filly Tremezzina has converted her barrier trial promise into raceday success with a debut win in the opening event at Warwick Farm. Trainer Chris Waller believes the two-year-old can measure up to stakes company provided she is patiently managed. He said he would resist the temptation to push her towards the early spring races for […]