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Flemington’s loss was Chris Waller’s gain as it’s unlikely any jockey other than Jim Cassidy would have been able to lift Amovatio ($2.70) across the line in the 1600m race at Randwick yesterday. The Waller-trained bay was last and awkwardly placed on the fence in a muddling-run event. To make matters worse, Amovatio was held […]

Lightly raced Choisir four year-old Religify provided an important first metropolitan winner for the new association between champion trainer Chris Waller and Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds. Denise Martin switched from Gai Waterhouse to Waller earlier this year and while some of the established horses have remained with Waterhouse, others have been transferred to Waller including […]

Jim Cassidy lived up to his nickname of “The Pumper” when he dug deep to score on the Chris Waller-trained Grand Marshal in a driving finish with Renew in the Visit Victoria Plate (2800m). Fresh from his two Group 1 successes last Saturday, Waller didn’t waste any time getting back into the winner’s circle on […]

Chris Waller’s group 1 double at Flemington on Saturday has him on track to rewrite the record books in terms of group 1 wins in a season. And the indications are he could achieve a lot more, including a first Melbourne Cup victory on Tuesday. The maiden Preferment’s Victoria Derby win was Waller’s 40th group […]

About the only time Linda Huddy was lost for words was when she was asked about her trainer, Chris Waller. “He’s a genius, what can you say? It’s amazing what he can do, quinellaing the Coolmore [Stud Stakes] and now he has this,” she said. “Words fail me.” In between were all the euphoric adjectives […]

The multimillion colts where nowhere to be seen as Brazen Beau raced his way into the breeding barn by winning the group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200 metres) at Flemington on Saturday. In the past few months, shares had been sold in favourites Rich Enuff and Rubick, which were down the track, but there was […]

Cup Week got off to a perfect start for Sydney’s premier trainer Chris Waller who produced a rising star in Kermadec at Flemington yesterday. Waller had noticed the latent potential in Kermadec in its two Sydney runs and wanted to test him against the better quality three-year-olds in the Group 3 $200,000 Carbine Club Stakes […]

Amicus elevated her rank as one of the most valuable fillies in Australia with a solid Group One win in Saturday’s $500,000 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. After two luckless runs in Melbourne, the beautifully related Amicus led home a Magic Millions 1-2 in the fillies feature when he got home by a half length […]

The reason why Chris Waller dominates racing was summed up at Randwick on Saturday by Richard Pegum who owns shares in the Epsom-Metropolitan double winners, He’s Your Man and Junoob. “That is my best day in racing. I have won a Melbourne Cup but wasn’t there – that was unforgettable,” Pegum said. “It is because […]

Chris Waller is known for planning and precision but it was a change of option that delivered another group 1 victory as He’s Your Man completed a long-range plunge in the Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday. As much as $51 was bet after his Kingston Town Stakes win three weeks ago, when Waller was […]