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Waller Weekly News 26 July 2018
As we head into the last weekend of racing for the season, the team added another six winners to
our tally with Kaonic and Our Malambo both victorious at Randwick on Saturday while classy mare
Overstep added another Flemington win to her impressive record.
Meanwhile Huangshan annd Impasse saluted at the provincials and yesterday at Canterbury saw
Trafalgar a popular winner in the Star Thoroughbreds colours, rewarding his connections’ patience
after a long layoff.
We have a big team set to round off the season this weekend and we look forward to bringing you a
thorough season wrap in next week’s newsletter.
There are currently a number of opportunities available to race horses with our team. If you are
interested in receiving more information, email Liam.
We wish all of our connections the best of luck and a safe weekend!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
• Winners
• News & photos
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Chris Waller Racing - Winners This Week
Our Malambo
3yo F Duelled - Dancing Song by Senor
Pete
Our Malambo kicked off her Australian
stint in the best possible fashion with
a win at Randwick on Saturday over
1200m under Sam Weatherley.
Previously trained by part owner
Graeme Rogerson, Our Malambo had
some decent form in New Zealand
having won four and been placed
several times before Rogerson sent her
over to join the stable. She displayed
that winning ability on Saturday as
Weatherley settled her in midfield
early before coming with a sustained
challenge in the straight to hit the front
inside the final furlong for a solid victory.
Kaonic
3yo C Savabeel - Fast Love by Fastnet
Rock
This talented NZ-bred son of Savabeel
returned from a spell with an impressive
first up victory at Randwick on Saturday
over 1400m. Visiting Kiwi apprentice
Sam Weatherley was on board claiming
a valuable 2kg allowance. Weatherley
settled him well back in the field early on
before saving ground towards the inside
of the track in the straight.
Once the gap appeared against the rail
inside the final furlong, Kaonic sprinted
through to score easily at the finish.
Having had some high class form earlier
in the year and being bred to improve with age, he is another exciting Mulcaster Bloodstock buy .
Overstep
4yo M Exceed And Excel - Elusive Desire by Elusive Quality
Thus talented daughter of Exceed And Excel confirmed her liking for Flemington when winning at
Melbourne headquarters on Saturday over 1200m.
Michael Walker took the mount and he buried her well back in the large field early on, in fact she was
still close to last in the 20 runner field as they approached the business end of the race before letting
down with a brilliant turn of foot to snatch the victory close to home. Three of her four career wins
have been at Flemington and this win takes her career earnings to over $300,000.
Thanks to Bradley Photographers, Trackside Photography,
Ross Stevenson and Darryl Sherer for our weekly photos.
Huangshan
3yo G Redoute’s Choice - Majestic Girl
by Galileo
This son of Redoute’s Choice returned
to winning form at Gosford last
Thursday winning over 1900m.
Lee Magorrian was on board and he
gave him the perfect trip throughout
settling fourth early in the six runner
field. As they turned into the straight
Magorrian was hard at work on
Huangshan as stablemate Corinth
looked to have stolen the race from
the front but Huangshan responded
gamely to get up in the final strides for
a game victory.
Impasse
3yo G Sepoy - Amelia’s Dream by
Redoute’s Choice
This gelded son of Sepoy scored at
Kembla Grange on Saturday over
1400m under Lee Magorrian.
Magorrian settled him in third spot
early on, just off the speed, where he
travelled well before coming with a
sustained run in the home straight. The
duo got on top inside the final furlong
for a comfortable success. This was his
second career victory from just seven
starts and on this evidence he can
continue to pay his way in the coming
weeks.
Trafalgar
5yo G Hinchinbrook - Skyescent by
Regal Classic
This son of the recently deceased sire
Hinchinbrook returned to the winner’s
circle at Canterbury on Wednesday over 1900m under in form apprentice Sam Weatherley who has
enjoyed a profitable week of riding.
Weatherley dropped Trafalgar in a spot just worse than midfield early on under his big weight,
sticking towards the inside of the track. Trafalgar travelled well throughout and Weatherley brought
him with a challenge between runners in the straight and once he got the gap he burst through for an
impressive success.
Thanks to Bradley Photographers, Trackside Photography,
Ross Stevenson and Darryl Sherer for our weekly photos.
Next season’s ATC race meeting dates
AUG Wed 01 WARWICK FARM
NOV Sat 03 ROSEHILL GARDENS Spring Racing on Derby Day
FEB Fri 0
Sat 04 ROYAL RANDWICK Tue 06 ROYAL RANDWICK The Agency Melbourne Cup Day Sat 0
2018 Wed 08 CANTERBURY PARK
2018 Race Meeting 2019 Wed 0
Sat 10 ROSEHILL GARDENS Girls Day Out Fri 0
Sat 11 ROSEHILL GARDENS Clubs NSW Western Metro Region Race Day
Fri 16 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing Sat 0
Wed 15 CANTERBURY PARK
Sat 17 ROSEHILL GARDENS Wed 1
Sat 18 ROYAL RANDWICK Winx Stakes Day
Thu 22 KENSINGTON Thursday Twilight Racing Fri 1
Wed 22 WARWICK FARM
Sat 24 ROSEHILL GARDENS Country Classic Race Day Sat 1
Sat 25 ROSEHILL GARDENS ASX Thomson Reuters Charity Race Day
Wed 28 WARWICK FARM Wed 2
Wed 29 CANTERBURY PARK
Fri 30 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing Fri 2
Sat 2
SEP Sat 01 ROYAL RANDWICK Chelmsford Stakes Day
DEC Sat 01 ROSEHILL GARDENS Wed 2
Wed 05 KENSINGTON
2018 Sat 08 ROSEHILL GARDENS Run To The Rose Day 2018
Wed 05 WARWICK FARM
MAR Sat 0
Sat 08 ROSEHILL GARDENS Christmas at Rosehill Gardens
Wed 0
Wed 12 CANTERBURY PARK Fri 14 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing 2019 Sat 0
Sat 15 ROYAL RANDWICK Colgate Optic White Stakes Day Sat 15 ROYAL RANDWICK Villiers Stakes Day
Wed 1
Wed 19 WARWICK FARM Fri 21 KENSINGTON Friday Twilight Racing
Sat 1
Sat 22 ROSEHILL GARDENS De Bortoli Wines Golden Rose Day Sat 22 WARWICK FARM
Wed 26 ROSEHILL GARDENS Wed 26 ROYAL RANDWICK Boxing Day Wed 2
Sat 29 ROYAL RANDWICK TAB Epsom Day Sat 29 ROYAL RANDWICK Sat 2
Wed 2
OCT Mon 01 KENSINGTON Labour Day JAN Tue 01 KENSINGTON New Years Day Twilight Racing
Sat 3
Fri 04 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing
2018
Wed 03 WARWICK FARM
2019 Sat 05 WARWICK FARM
Sat 06 ROYAL RANDWICK Moët & Chandon
Spring Champion Stakes Day Wed 09 CANTERBURY PARK APR Wed 0
Sat 0
Wed 10 WARWICK FARM Sat 12 ROYAL RANDWICK
2019
Sat 13 ROYAL RANDWICK The Everest Wed 16 WARWICK FARM
Wed 1
Wed 17 KENSINGTON Fri 18 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing Sat 1
Sat 20 ROYAL RANDWICK City Tattersalls Club Cup Day Sat 19 ROSEHILL GARDENS
Wed 24 WARWICK FARM Wed 23 CANTERBURY PARK Wed 1
Fri 26 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing Sat 26 ROYAL RANDWICK Australia Day Sat 2
Schweppes Opening Night Mon 2
Mon 28 WARWICK FARM
Sat 27 ROYAL RANDWICK Spring Racing on Cox Plate Day Thu 2
Wed 31 KENSINGTON Sydney Spring Carnival Spring Racing Sat 2
Derby Day
FEB Fri 01 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing
MAY Wed 01 WARWICK FARM
urne Cup Day Sat 02 ROSEHILL GARDENS Sydney Markets Expressway Stakes Day Sat 04 KENSINGTON
2019 Wed 06 KENSINGTON 2019 Wed 08 CANTERBURY PARK
Fri 08 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing Sat 11 SCONE Non ATC
acing Sat 09 WARWICK FARM Inglis Classic Day Wed 15 WARWICK FARM
Wed 13 KENSINGTON Sat 18 ROSEHILL GARDENS Australian Racing Hall of Fame Day
Racing Fri 15 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing
Wed 22 CANTERBURY PARK
ce Day Sat 16 ROYAL RANDWICK The Star Chinese Festival of Racing
Sat 25 ROYAL RANDWICK Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation
Wed 20 WARWICK FARM Race Day
acing Fri 22 CANTERBURY PARK KIA Friday Night Racing Wed 29 WARWICK FARM
Sat 23 ROSEHILL GARDENS Silver Slipper Stakes Day
Wed 27 ROSEHILL GARDENS JUN Sat 01 ROSEHILL GARDENS
Wed 05 CANTERBURY PARK
2019
hill Gardens MAR Sat 02 ROYAL RANDWICK TAB Chipping Norton Stakes Day Sat 08 ROYAL RANDWICK June Stakes Day
Wed 06 KENSINGTON
acing 2019 Sat 09 ROYAL RANDWICK Randwick Guineas Day
Mon 10 KENSINGTON
Wed 12 WARWICK FARM
Queen’s Birthday
Wed 13 WARWICK FARM
Sat 15 ROSEHILL GARDENS
ing
Sat 16 ROSEHILL GARDENS Longines Golden Slipper Carnival
Wed 19 CANTERBURY PARK
Chandon S Ladies Day
Wed 20 ATC PROVINCIAL Sat 22 ROYAL RANDWICK Matt Callander Charity Race Day
Sat 23 ROSEHILL GARDENS Longines Golden Slipper Carnival Wed 26 KENSINGTON
Longines Golden Slipper Day Sat 29 ROSEHILL GARDENS
Wed 27 WARWICK FARM
light Racing
acing
Sat 30 ROSEHILL GARDENS Longines Golden Slipper Carnival
Stakes Day
JUL Wed 03 CANTERBURY PARK
Sat 06 KENSINGTON
2019 Wed 10 WARWICK FARM
APR Wed 03 KENSINGTON
Sat 13 ROSEHILL GARDENS
Sat 06 ROYAL RANDWICK The Championships Day 1
2019 Derby Day Wed 17 WARWICK FARM
Wed 10 ATC PROVINCIAL Sat 20 ROYAL RANDWICK
acing Sat 13 ROYAL RANDWICK The Championships Day 2 Wed 24 CANTERBURY PARK
Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes Day
Sat 27 ROSEHILL GARDENS
Wed 17 WARWICK FARM
Wed 31 WARWICK FARM
Sat 20 ROYAL RANDWICK Schweppes All Aged Stakes Day
Mon 22 KENSINGTON Easter Monday Sydney Carnival Autumn Racing
Thu 25 ROYAL RANDWICK ANZAC Day
Please note: dates and venues are subject to
Sat 27 HAWKESBURY Non ATC
change at the discretion of Racing NSW.
Kaonic on Group One path
Chris Waller will follow a similar path followed by multiple Group One winner Boban with his
impressive Randwick winner Kaonic.
Waller said the talented son of Savabeel headed into his autumn three-year-old campaign as one of
the stable’s leading Randwick Guineas contenders, but the trainer feels it “might have all come too
quickly” for the colt which went some way to redeeming his reputation on Saturday.
“Go back to a horse like Boban who won a similar race to this and went on and won five in a row
including an Epsom and an Emirates,” Waller said.
“I’ll look to go on a similar path with Kaonic and we’ll see how far he gets.”
Kaonic was successful under leading New Zealand apprentice Sam Weatherley, who showed
patience beyond his years waiting for a rails run, before diving into the smallest of gaps and
pouncing.
The victory gave the young Kiwi jockey his first Sydney metropolitan double.
“You might be hearing more about him mightn’t we,” Waller said. “That was a 10 out of 10 ride there.”
A $425,000 yearling at Karaka, Kaonic is out of the Fastnet Rock mare Fast Love and the family of
the multiple European Group One winner Midway Lady. - Waikato Stud
Video preview
Click on the image to the left to watch
this week’s video update with plenty of
valuable insights into our runners this
weekend from Chris and Charlie.
I can’t fault Winx Chris Waller admits he’s been looking for negatives when it comes to the world’s best horse but cannot find a thing that would suggest she’s taken a step back. And even Winx’s seventh-placing in Monday morning’s trial at Rosehill wasn’t going to deter he and connections from smiling. “Everyday [around the stable] I am looking for negative body language but I don’t see it,” Waller explained on Monday. “I am looking for her pinning her ears back when people walk into her stable, I don’t see it. “I’m just looking for a happy horse and I do see it. “It was good to see her get on her toes this morning [before the trial] and know she was alive, she knows when to switch on in terms of getting on her toes. “Even when Hughie gave her a little squeeze at the hundred, she just started to charge through the line and pulling up she was ready to go another lap. All in all I’m pretty happy after the trial... she went well, I went well and Hughie went well. “Obviously she didn’t figure in the first three but that was never the plan, the plan was to get around safely.” Waller confirmed Winx will head back to the trials in around 10 to 14 days time before she runs first- up in the Winx Stakes (formally known at Warwick Stakes) on August 18. After that, Waller says no plans have been made and stated an early Melbourne appearance has every chance of coming to fruition. “There’s a host of different races [where she can go to next],” said Waller. “As we saw last preparation, we threw in an extra race when she ended up in the Turnbull Stakes in Melbourne and the year before she raced in the Caulfield Stakes so we’ll keep all those options open.” - NZ Racing News
Unforgotten ‘a bit behind’ in spring plans Champion trainer Chris Waller has signalled that ATC Oaks-winning filly Unforgotten may not get to the Stella Artois Caulfield Cup. The current second favourite for the $5 million feature in many markets, Unforgotten was a notable absentee from the star-studded Rosehill trials on Monday, and Waller explained things have taken a little longer than he’d expected for the daughter of Fastnet Rock. “She’s a bit behind where we need her [in regards to] trial this morning,” Waller said on Monday. “Realistically we are following a Winx-type preparation with her where she’d go second-up most likely into an Epsom Handicap. “It makes it hard [to then run in the Caulfield Cup], so that’s something we’ve got to consider and discuss with the owners.” This year the Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m) is set to be run on September 29, which leaves just three weeks before the step-up to the 2400 metres of the Caulfield Cup on October 20. “The beauty of a horse like Unforgotten is we know she is a 2400-metre winner so it’s just a matter of stepping them up,” Waller added. “So we could take an unorthodox approach and perhaps go through the Epsom because we know she is so strong at 2400 metres. “So it’s still quite a long way away so I’d say she’ll have her first trial in about 10 days’ time.” While Winx and Chautauqua stole the show at the trials for different reasons, another of Waller’s spring prospects in Performer had his first hit-out, finishing midfield in heat 13. “[Performer] trialled beautifully this morning, he never got clear room and he was full of running in behind them,” said Waller. “He’ll go down either the Golden Rose path or get gradually down towards the Coolmore Stud Stakes on Derby Day. “He’s a Brazen Beau-type horse, a lot of speed and a lot of power there. “We won’t be in a rush to send him to the races, it will be in the second half of August either in Sydney or Melbourne.” G1 J.J. Atkins winner The Autumn Sun and stablemates Zousain and Lean Mean Machine are also now back in work and according to Waller will likely all progress to the Golden Rose before targeting either the Caulfield Guineas or Coolmore Stud Stakes. – Racing.com
Waller weighs in on staff debate
Winx's trainer Chris Waller has weighed into the debate on racing's staff drought, calling on his peers
to support changes to trackwork starting times.
Speaking with Shane Anderson on After The Last on Friday, the Sydney-based horseman said he, like
many other trainers around the country, was struggling to attract passionate and suitably qualified
staff into ground work and track riding positions.
Waller said one solution was to open metropolitan training tracks, many of which begin training from
4am, later to allow staff - including trainers and jockeys - more sociable hours.
"The fact is staff are getting harder and harder to get and times are changing, we need to look after a
stable hands social life as well as their pay packet," Waller said.
"They need a passion to work in the industry and fortunately most of the people that work in the
game have it but unfortunately it’s a dying art.
"There are not as many country people getting involved in racing and the cities are getting bigger and
people like myself training in the city, we don't have pony clubs to call on, we don't have the schools
to call on because we've got to make sure the staff are 16 to start with.
"That leaves a very small group of people that want to work with horses and then you've got to speak
to them about the starting times.
"I have (had conversations about changing trackwork times) and they (racing authorities) have been
very supportive but it seems to come down to our fellow trainers and there are a lot of people that
are scared to take the step and fully support it.
"We need the trainers to support it, why are they scared to change?
"There are plenty of people that will go on record and say that we should start later but when it
comes to a vote, at least in Sydney, a lot of trainers don't want to change."
Like several Victorian trainers including Mick Kent have endorsed, Waller also said pay increases
would provide additional motivation for individuals to seek employment in racing. However he
tempered that argument by questioning whether increasing training fees to facilitate pay increases
was sustainable for the long-term growth of racehorse ownership.
"We try to pay our staff as best we can but at the end of the day it comes down to putting your bills
up higher and higher," he said.
"I myself am at $127 a day in Sydney and that's a fair bit to ask an owner to pay for, although I could
go higher, I'm certainly not the highest in Sydney.
"We could go up to $200 a day, pay the staff more, pay them what workers are getting on the roads
for working crazy hours, which could be the next step.
"But what happens next? Do we end up with no horses because there are trainers able to train in the
country for a lot cheaper?"- Racing.com
Recently Named Horses
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Lot’s Wife I Am Invincible - No Looking Back filly
Zalatte Medaglia d’Oro - Za Star filly
Tough decision pays off for Rogerson A chance meeting at the Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale back in May had a fairy-tale conclusion at Royal Randwick on Saturday for iconic kiwi trainer Graeme Rogerson when three-year-old filly (Our) Malambo scored at her first start from the all-conquering Chris Waller stable. Rogerson and wife Debbie prepared the Duelled filly for four wins from twenty starts in New Zealand before she was entered in the Gold Coast Sale to be sold as a racing and breeding prospect. After failing to meet her $300,000 reserve Rogerson was mulling over what to do next with the filly he part owns along with Gavin and Shane Wealleans when he started chatting with Waller. “I wasn’t going to give her away so when she didn’t make her reserve we had to think about what to do next,” said Rogerson. “I happened to run into Chris and he really liked the filly. We had a good chat and decided to send her to him for a Sydney campaign. “I’ve always liked the way Chris operates, right from the time I first met him. His record speaks for itself and with the money on offer in Sydney it wasn’t a tough decision, especially as we’ve always felt she could measure up to top company.” Rogerson was confident of a good performance on the weekend after reports from the Waller camp indicated the filly was flying in trackwork. “The communication from Chris and his team is first class and they told us she was really going well,” he said. “James McDonald ride her in a trial and gave her a good report then Hughie Bowman galloped her on Tuesday and was very pleased with her work. “She was up against it a little on Saturday with the weight she had so that’s why Chris put young Sam Weatherley on her to get the claim. He rode her perfectly and she showed a great turn of foot to put them away when she got into the clear.” - Racingnew.co.nz
Trafalgar celebrations.
Impasse celebrations. Huangshan celebrations.
Mister Sea Wolf and Brad. One Foot in Heaven.
JS on Bubbles ‘N’ Troubles and Lee on Amata Sorella.Home Scene. Brimham Rocks.
Patty Tighe and Performer.
Peter Tighe and Umut on the brooms.D’Argento.
The Autumn
Sun and
Stuart.
Fiesta.Pembroke Castle. Marsalis.
Bruno and Performer.
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