It was a very good start to Saturday’s racing at Randwick when well bred colt ACHIEVER shot clear at the 200 metres mark to easily win the 2 year old race on the program which was run over 1,400 metres. The son of Pride of Dubai had been around the mark in 4 previous starts […]
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First Queensland start and a good win for SAVASPUR (NZ)
Lightly raced 3 year old gelding SAVASPUR (NZ) won his 1,350 metres maiden in good style at Doomben yesterday and in doing so his performance suggested that he can continue on his winning way. The son of Savabeel had raced well a couple of times in Sydney in his 5 previous starts, but his transfer […]
A Perfect Rails Run and GRESHAM does the rest to win in style
GRESHAM went from last to first in the 1,800 metres event at the Gold Coast on Saturday after securing the perfect rails run the entire length of the straight. The son of Sebring jumped from the widest barrier in a field of 12 and as a result of being a little slowly away, he settled […]
NOIRE sells at the Inglis Chairman’s sale
We have been fortunate to enjoy many memorable moments on the racetrack with our Foxwedge mare NOIRE so it was a more than fitting send off for her at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on Friday when selling in the virtual auction for $800,000 to the bid of world renowned Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida. Our talented 6 year old mare earned almost $700,000 […]
JOLIETTE (NZ) wins all 3 starts in Queensland
Since arriving at Chris’ Gold Coast stable a month ago our 3 year old filly JOLIETTE (NZ) has put her best foot forward in 3 starts and won each in convincing fashion, carrying big weights every time. Yesterday racing at Ipswich again the daughter of Charm Spirit (IRE) carried 60kgs once more in a 3 year old handicap which saw her […]
Media Release: D’ARGENTO Retires
Chris Waller Racing and Star Thoroughbreds have announced that plans for a return to the racetrack for their Group 1 winning stallion have been shelved. Reflecting on D’Argento’s career Chris Waller stated, “D’Argento came into the stable as a typical Denise Martin purchase, a smart looking type by quality stallion So You Think. The colt won his first […]
ENCHANTINGLY wins at Ipswich in a head bobbing finish
Our 3 year old Choisir filly ENCHANTINGLY won her maiden yesterday at Ipswich over the 1,515 metres trip and it was the strong hands of jockey Michael Cahill which enabled her to have her nose in front on the post in what was quite a deceptive angle. Since relocating to Chris’ Gold Coast stable, ENCHANTINGLY has twice run 2nd initially at the […]
An Interstate Star Double on Easter Monday
Our purple and white stars enjoyed a winning interstate double on Easter Monday as 2 year old colt SPOKESMAN won first up this preparation at Warwick Farm and JOLIETTE (NZ) made it two from two in Queensland when saluting at Ipswich. SPOKESMAN went for a brief let up following his first racing preparation with a second and a win next to his name from […]
A textbook ride from James McDonald ensures a great win by FLINDERS
In a time of such change, we are very fortunate that racing can continue in NSW, although without spectators. The owners of our 3 year old gelding FLINDERS were at home cheering from all corners of Australia as he won his maiden in good style yesterday at Warwick Farm. FLINDERS jumped away nicely from his inside barrier draw and was able to […]
JOLIETTE (NZ) makes her presence felt on the Gold Coast
Our 3 year old Charm Spirit (IRE) filly, JOLIETTE (NZ) moved across the border to the Chris Waller Gold Coast base and broke her maiden status at her first start in Queensland on Friday. Racing Queensland have implemented a designated racing region strategy in response to Covid-19 and this meant that Friday’s racing at the Gold Coast was programmed as a metropolitan […]