Our well related Choisir mare VOILA showed her class to win at the Sunshine Coast yesterday. The 5 year old jumped on terms with the other runners and rider Luke Dittman allowed her to find her feet initially before taking up a reasonably forward position on the rails to settle 4th. The mare remained in […]
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A return to Queensland results in a return to form for MANTELLI
Three year old MANTELLI commenced his racing career in Queensland at the end of last year winning at Doomben just prior to Christmas. A spell followed and he came to NSW for his second full preparation. He was luckless however on the softer track conditions in the state and so Chris subsequently elected to send […]
Import HUMBOLT CURRENT (GB) wins easily at Eagle Farm
Imported gelding HUMBOLT CURRENT (GB) moved to the Chris Waller Gold Coast stable last week; a move which displayed perfect placement by our champion trainer when the gelding showed his rivals a clean pair of heels in the 2,212 metres event at Eagle Farm on Saturday. HUMBOLT CURRENT (GB) began well to settle in a […]
The D’ARGENTO Story
Before we started to inspect yearlings at the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast sale I commented to our team that “I’d quite like to buy a grey yearling this year”. On day 1 of our pre-sale inspections we spotted a good looking grey colt by So You Think (NZ). His yearlings were of great interest […]
Saturday Success: 3 Metropolitan Winners and A Quinella
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 […]
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 […]