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Waller Weekly News 16 August 2018
Last night at New South Wales Racing’s Night of Champions saw the team take centre stage, bagging
the NZB Middle Distance Horse of the Year and Champion Horse of the Year Awards with Winx
while Who Shot Thebarman received the Emirates NSW Stayer of the Year title. Not to be outdone
by his four legged friends, Chris collected the T.J. Smith Award as the leading trainer and for the
eighth season was awarded the Bart Cummings Medal.
On the racing front this week the team celebrated four winners with Paret and Quick Defence
victorious at Rosehill on Saturday while Carano and Star of the Seas were popular winners at
Gosford and Canterbury.
We currently have some tried private purchase opportunities in the UK and are looking for people to
race these with us. If you are interested in receiving more information, email Liam.
We wish all of our connections the best of luck and a safe weekend!
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Chris Waller Racing - Winners This Week
Paret
4yo G Harbour Watch - Enduja by
Encosta De Lago
This talented son of Harbour Watch has
always shown plenty but is starting to
put it all together after been gelded. He
made it back to back wins when scoring
over 1350m at Rosehill on Saturday,
drawing early comparisons to former
stable star Boban.
Hugh Bowman was in the saddle and
he dropped him out towards the rear
where he travelled strongly throughout.
Bowman angled towards the outside
of the track as they turned into the
straight and Paret let down smartly to
score in impressive fashion. He is full of
confidence at the moment and looks like
he can make his mark at a decent level
this preparation.
Quick Defence
6yo G First Defence - Quickfire by
Dubai Millennium
This imported son of First Defence
bounced back to form when winning at
Rosehill on Saturday over 2000m and
in doing so provided a quick return on
investment for his new ownership group
who had only recently purchased him
online through gavelhouse.com with the
intention of him continuing his racing
career in Tasmania.
The decision to leave him with the stable
for the time being proved a fruitful one
however as Tommy Berry steered him to
a narrow success. Berry settled back in
the field early on before coming with a
sustained challenge in the home straight
to score in determined fashion.
Star of the Seas
4yo G Ocean Park - Stella Livia by Titus Livius
Tony Muollo’s progressive son of Ocean Park made it successive city wins when scoring at
Canterbury on Wednesday over 1250m under Jay Ford. Ford was positive from the outset and took
up a spot just behind the leader early on.
Thanks to Bradley Photographers, Trackside Photography,
Ross Stevenson and Darryl Sherer for our weekly photos.
Star Of The Seas travelled strongly
throughout before Ford produced him
with a challenge as they turned into the
straight. He had to show plenty of guts
as he was strongly challenged inside the
closing stages but he kicked strongly,
making it two career wins from just four
starts.
Carano
4yo M High Chaparral - Dalkeith by
Encosta De Lago
This daughter of High Chaparral broke
through for a maiden win at Gosford on
Tuesday over 1600m. Tye Angland was in the saddle and he rode the perfect race, settling just behind
the speed early on.
As they turned into the home straight Angland was building momentum on Carano and she stayed on
well inside the final furlong to hit the front before fighting off the challengers in determined fashion
for a narrow success.
McEvoy to ride Unforgotten in Winx
Kerrin McEvoy will partner ATC
Oaks winner Unforgotten when
she tackles her star stablemate
Winx in the Group 1 Winx
Stakes (1400m) at Randwick this
Saturday.
The daughter of Fastnet Rock has
won five of her nine starts but
hasn't raced since her determined
Oaks victory on April 14.
She was given a quiet trial ahead
of her return when unplaced
behind Group 1 winner Alizee
earlier this month. Spring expectations are high for Unforgotten after she recorded strong figures in
the Oaks suggesting she could measure up to a race like the Caulfield Cup - a happy hunting ground
for ATC Oaks performers in recent years. A sound return behind Winx could see the four-year-old
tighten up from her $26 quote for the $5million feature.
Winx, of course, will be ridden by her regular jockey Hugh Bowman. - Racing.com
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.
Racing’s Night of Champions - Chris Waller
continues to smash records
Sydney’s premier trainer
Chris Waller continues to
break records in New South
Wales and tonight was
presented with his eighth
successive Bart Cummings
Medal during the NSW
Racing’s Night of Champions
awards held at Royal
Randwick.
The Bart Cummings Medal
point score – honouring
the legendary trainer who
passed away just under three
years ago – is comprised of
votes from leading Sydney
racing journalists.
With an incredible 189 city
winners for the 2017/18
season, Waller easily passed
his previous milestone of
169 wins established during
the 2015/16 racing season.
Waller cleared away in the
Bart Cummings Medal point
scores with 110 points for
the season, well in advance of runner-up Jason Collett (34 points) with Brenton Avdulla finishing
third on 32 points.
Waller also collected the T.J. Smith Award for Sydney’s leading trainer, finishing 95 winners in
advance of runner-up, James Cummings.
“Chris Waller is a trailblazer not just in thoroughbred racing, but in sport, and continues to set new
benchmarks,” said Mr Peter V’landys AM, Racing NSW’s Chief Executive.
“Chris and his team must be congratulated for the professional and dedicated way they go about
their business and these accomplishments bear testament to their outstanding efforts.”
Brenton Avdulla claimed his first George Moore Award for winning the Sydney Jockeys’ Premiership
with 92 wins for the season, finishing 12 in advance of Blake Shinn. Brenton went one better than his
second placing last year to Hugh Bowman.
Rachel King, now a fully-fledged jockey, took out the coveted Theo Green Award for leading Sydney
apprentice with 38 wins for the season. King held off a determined Jean Van Overmeire to win by 3½
winners.
NSW Racehorse Owners award winners were: - Winx (TAB.com.au NSW Champion Horse of the Year and NZ Bloodstock Middle-Distance Horse of the Year) Estijaab (ATC NSW Two-year-old of the Year) Trapeze Artist (International Animal Health Products NSW Three-year-old of the Year) In Her Time (Sky Thoroughbred Central NSW Provincial Horse of the Year) The Monstar (Sky Thoroughbred Central NSW Country Horse of the Year) Redzel (ATC NSW Sprinter of the Year) Who Shot Thebarman (Emirates NSW Stayer of the Year) Prompt Response (Inglis Queen of the Autumn) The NSWROA Committee acknowledged the wonderful service to the industry of the late Mr Noel Bracks by presenting his family with the NSWROA Industry Recognition Award. The remaining Racing NSW award winners were: - Pat Webster (NSW Racing Writers’ Personality of the Year): The Daily Telegraph’s Ray Thomas said: “After more than 50 years as a leading trainer at Randwick, Pat Webster has had a career- best season on the racetrack, preparing Happy Clapper to win three Group 1 races and achieving a lifelong dream of winning the Doncaster Mile. But arguably, Pat’s successes off the racetrack have been even more noteworthy. His work with Racing NSW’s ‘Racing Mates’ program where he offers counselling and support for racing industry participants who are suffering hardship, either financially or emotionally, is invaluable and inspirational. He is truly the most deserving winner of the NSW Racing Writers’ Personality of the Year award.” Lindy Wharekura (Sydney Strapper of the Year – Peter & Paul Snowden stable): Strapped Moss Trip, Eawase and That’s a Good Idea. Snowden Racing commented: “Lindy is an integral part of our stable and has excellent horse and people skills. She adores working and nurturing difficult horses, she calms them and has great patience. Lindy treats her horses as her own babies and if one has a temperature spike, she’ll check the horse throughout the night to make sure it’s OK. Lindy has an affinity with horses and her cats and has been known as ‘the cat lady’. Lindy has a diploma in management but prefers to work in the stable. She is a great asset to our business and we are very proud of Lindy. She is a very soft and giving young lady who always cares for others.” Epidemic (BOBS Horse of the Year): The James Cummings-trained mare stormed to four city victories during the season – three at Rosehill Gardens and one at Royal Randwick. Owned by Godolphin, Epidemic accumulated $78,750 in BOBS bonuses and beat Albumin ($73,125) and her stablemate Savatiano ($67,500) for the award. Final standings for the 2017-18 Bart Cummings Medal: - 110 - Chris WALLER 34 - Jason COLLETT 32 - Brenton AVDULLA 30 - Hugh BOWMAN 24 - Rachel KING 20 - Kerrin McEVOY 20 - Peter & Paul SNOWDEN 18 – Tye ANGLAND, Jay FORD, Josh PARR, Gai WATERHOUSE/Adrian BOTT
Winx draws perfectly in five to face off
against 10 rivals in her race
Winx’s apparent invincibility prompted one fearless punter to place the biggest bet TAB Fixed Odds
has ever taken on the champion mare when she resumes at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
The punter has placed a massive wager of $140,000 at $1.12 on Winx to win the race named in her
honour, the Group 1 $500,000 Winx Stakes (1400m).
If Winx extends her famous winning streak and notches her 26th win in a row, the punter will make a
$16,800 profit.
This is the sixth bet of $100,000 or more on Winx that the TAB’s Fixed Odds operation has accepted,
but easily exceeds the previous highest wager of $114,000 at $1.10 before the mare won the George
Ryder Stakes earlier this year.
TAB’s Glenn Munsie revealed the $140,000 bet is the only investment made so far on Winx in her
comeback race on Saturday, which has attracted a field of 11 runners, including star four-year-old
Kementari.
“I would suggest Winx will stay at $1.12 — I doubt very much she will start any shorter,’’ Munsie said.
“There will be some interest in Kementari, who is rated at $7. A lot will hinge on how both horses
parade before the race.’’
The shortest odds ever offered about Winx was $1.08 before she won the George Main Stakes two
years ago. TAB Fixed Odds is also operating a “Winx out” market on the Winx Stakes with Kementari
at $1.45 and D’Argento at $4.
In a boost for the punter, trainer Chris Waller said Winx could not be better prepared for her return.
Even after 25 straight wins, Waller still shakes his head at the condition the super mare is in ahead of
her pursuit of an Australian record 26th consecutive victory on Saturday.
“I just can’t fault her, she’s spot on, sharp,”
he said. “I shake my head in disbelief most
mornings, she has developed in to this big
strong, horse that has matured.
“Having spaced her races thanks to the
owners, thanks to my staff looking after
her so well, means she is here on Saturday,
as a seven-year-old, ready to go.
Winx drew barrier five for Saturday, which
Waller said was “perfect”, and while one
of only three unplaced runs in her 35-race
career has come over 1400m, in the 2015
Surround Stakes, the trainer had no qualms
about the distance this time around.
“Absolutely perfect, she’s as sharp as any
sprinter,” he said. “The only time she is
vulnerable is when there is no pressure,
and that’s at trials.”
Waller said her two trials, and an exhibition
gallop at Randwick last Saturday, had removed all the “nervous energy” and she was “primed” for this
race.
“She’s spot on, she’s ready to go,” he said.
“We’ve probably put an extra 2 per cent in there somewhere. We didn’t take this race lightly, being a
Group 1, and fortunately we haven’t because it’s a strong race.” - Ray Thomas, The Daily Telegraph
WINX’S SHORTEST TAB ODDS OF HER WINNING STREAK
$1.08 2016 George Main Stakes
$1.09 2018 Chipping Norton Stakes
$1.09 2017 Chelmsford Stakes
$1.10 2017 Warwick Stakes
$1.12 2017 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
$1.12 2017 George Main Stakes
$1.15 2017 Apollo Stakes
$1.16 2018 George Ryder Stakes
$1.18 2017 Cox Plate
$1.20 2017 Turnbull Stakes
$1.22 2017 Chipping Norton Stakes
$1.24 2018 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
$1.24 2016 Caulfield Stakes
$1.24 2017 George Ryder Stakes
$1.26 2016 Warwick Stakes
$1.35 2016 Chipping Norton Stakes
$1.60 2016 Apollo Stakes
$1.75 2016 Doncaster Mile
$1.80 2016 Cox Plate
$1.90 2016 George Ryder Stakes
$2 2015 Queensland Oaks
$2.65 2015 Sunshine Coast Guineas
$2.90 2015 Epsom
$3.60 2015 Theo Marks Stakes
$4.20 2015 Cox Plate
Multi figure after the 2018 Queen Elizabeth Stakes: $29,448.52
BIGGEST BETS ON WINX (TAB Fixed Odds)
$114,000 at $1.10 in the 2018 George Ryder Stakes
$108,000 at $1.06 in the 2018 TAB Chipping Norton Stakes
$106,500 at $1.15 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$100,000 at $1.15 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$100,000 at $1.09 in the 2018 TAB Chipping Norton Stakes
$94,150 at $1.15 in the 2017 Turnbull Stakes
$79,000 at $1.18 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$75,000 at $1.10 in the 2017 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
$72,000 at $1.08 in the 2017 George Main Stakes
$70,000 at $1.16 in the 2018 George Ryder Stakes
$70,000 at $1.15 in the 2018 George Ryder Stakes
$67,000 at $1.15 in the 2017 George Ryder Stakes
$63,000 at $1.06 in the 2017 Chelmsford Stakes
$61,600 at $1.08 in the 2017 Warwick Stakes
$60,000 at $1.15 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$60,000 at $1.15 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$58,000 at $1.20 in the 2018 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
$56,000 at $1.15 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$56,000 at $1.10 in the 2018 George Ryder Stakes
$50,000 at $1.15 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$50,000 at $1.15 in the 2017 Cox Plate
$50,000 at $1.10 in the 2017 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Recently Named Horses
Name Breeding
Kimpembe Savabeel - Registered Nurse colt
Krameric Rubick - Queen for Ninedays colt
D’argento ready for take-off in Winx Stakes All eyes will be on the return of Winx on Saturday at Randwick but another of Chris Waller’s star- studded team D’argento is set to make a statement in the Group I Winx Stakes. The striking grey by So You Think, a Group I-winning colt at three, also makes his seasonal return in the weight-for-age feature. “I sort of questioned running him against her and then I thought about it and although he’s a good horse, she has to go backwards to get beaten,” Waller said. “I just see it as a very good starting point for D’argento.” The trainer indicated D’argento will capture the pre-race attention of yard watchers at Rosehill indicating “he’s matured into a lovely horse” and is set to be one of the stable's major players in Group I races this spring. “I want to prove him over 1400m to a mile because even though he won the Rosehill Guineas, he’s a lot better than that,” Waller said. “Now that he’s matured, you’ll see that this prep. Very exciting times for him ahead. “Probably the Epsom is the target but maybe even a Makybe Diva. He’ll be running in Group Is.” Another of Waller’s big spring drawcards is Australian Oaks winner Unforgotten, a four-year-old mare that is one of the early favourites for the Caulfield Cup. Waller describes the daughter of Fastnet Rock as “a hard horse to get a line on” early in a preparation. “She’s good but she’s a hard horse to get a line on from trials so we just don’t know where we’re at,” he said. “She let us down first-up last time but she looks great and she’s a dominant horse. “Her win last time in the Phar Lap was brilliant, her win in the (Australian) Oaks was fantastic. “Where does she end up this prep? I don’t know but that’s the beauty of the spring, there’s so many options. “We’ll see how Saturday goes, step her up to a mile second up and then decide where she’s heading.” D’argento is the $21 third favourite behind Winx and Kementari on Saturday while Unforgotten is a $61 chance. In Ladbrokes' ‘Winx out market (pays on the first horse past the post excluding Winx)’ D’argento is a $4 chance, Unforgotten is at $12.- Racenet.com.au
Who Shot Thebarman
'This is Your Life', part 3
A plain bay colt is how Who Shot Thebarman was described to prospective buyer Michael O’Leary in
the spring of 2009.
O’Leary, who had a penchant for tough staying types, was told he was “mad” for buying another horse
when the world was gripped by the Global Financial Crisis.
“At the time a lot of us young dairy farmers were under the pump,” Michael recalled.
“I spoke to my brother Shaun and he said “put him aside for four years and he won’t cost us a cent,
and by the time we come right he’ll be away.
“Thinking back, buying another horse was the last thing I should have done and I remember even
good friends of ours were ringing up to tell me how stupid I was.”
It was the Sunday morning before the late, great Bart Cummings won his 12th and last Melbourne
Cup with Viewed that White Robe Lodge welcomed into the world the third foal out of Ears Carrol.
Like his two prior siblings, Who Shot Thebarman, both also by Yamanin Vital, was bay in colour.
“He was just a plain bay athletic horse. A clean, correct horse,” White Robe Lodge stud manager
Wayne Stewart said.
“He was a horse with plenty of scope.
Who Shot Thebarman’s
mother Ears Carol with
Jack Stewart, the son
of White Robe Lodge
studmasters Wayne and
Karen. Photo: Otago
Daily Times“In the paddock he was probably one of the more athletic types. He was probably one of the picks of the paddock on type.” O’Leary sent a mare to the stallion in the breeding season of 2009 and when she’d been covered and was ready to return home, he had his “last thing I should have done” moment and contacted Stewart to see what colts the stud had to offer. “We were into the jumping game at the time, we’d had a few good jumpers so I was looking for a stayer and at the time the Yamanin Vitals were the best stayers and jumpers around our area,” Michael said. “I’d been reading a book called Galloping Greats by John Costello, a book about two champion New Zealand gallopers in the 1940s and 50s, Kindergarten and Mainbrace, and they were both third foals so I told Wayne I’d like the third foal out of a mare. “Wayne rattled off a couple of mares and he said our neighbours, the Conners, had bought the mother at the last sales. I thought well if it’s good enough for Mark (Conners) it’s good enough for me. “Wayne then told me this colt was out of a Carolingian mare and I baulked. I wasn’t real keen on the Carolingians but Wayne told me he’d done quite a good job as a broodmare sire. “He told me that wouldn’t hold him back so I was happy to back his judgement. “I remember asking him what he looked like and Wayne said “he’s bay like all the Yamanin Vitals, clean legs, never have to touch them, no worry horses”. “He said he wanted $8000 for him so I told him “put him on the truck with the other one”. “That was the story, sight unseen.”- Clinton Payne, Racenet.com.au
Black Caviar owner Neil Werrett will be
cheering on Winx to break record
Even the owner of the legendary Black Caviar hopes Sydney’s super mare Winx breaks his star
sprinter’s winning streak by claiming the race named in her honour at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Winx, the world’s top-rate racehorse is aiming for her 26th consecutive win in the Group 1 $500,000
Winx (formerly Warwick Stakes) over 1400m.
If Winx wins her comeback race – and TAB Fixed Odds have the champion at prohibitive odds of
$1.10 already – she will set a national record for consecutive wins. She currently shares that record
with Black Caviar. Black Caviar owner Neil Werrett says he will be cheering for Winx on Saturday.
“It’s life, things change, and as far as we are concerned we are great admirers of Winx and hope she
wins to keep it (streak) going,’’ said Werrett, who is also a part-owner of Sandbar, a game winner of
The Rosebud last Saturday.
Trainer Chris Waller said Winx has done everything right in preparation for her return to racing.
“I can’t believe how she has come through her gallop at Randwick and trial (last) week and she is
ready to go, I couldn’t be happier with her,’’ Waller said.
“She is where we want her going into this race. She will have a couple of gallops on Tuesday and
Thursday (this week).
“We have made sure she is ready for it being a Group 1 race named in her honour.’’
Waller described the renaming of Warwick Stakes after his great mare and then elevating it to Group
1 level as “special”.
“There are so many special things about Winx and this is just one of them,’’ Waller said.
Waller is chasing his fifth win this decade in the 1400m weight-for-age race, having prepared Winx to
win it in 2016-17 after his successes with Metal Bender (2010) and Royal Descent (2015).
“I take a lot of pride in this race because it has been a good race for us,’’ Waller said. “We always have
a good representation in the race.’’
Waller suggested he is likely to nominate D’Argento, Religify, Comin’ Through, Unforgotten and “a
couple of stayers” to run against Winx on Saturday. - Ray Thomas, The Daily TelegraphWinx ‘could be better than ever’
going into Winx Stakes
Chris Waller finds it hard to believe that it’s possible Winx could
be a more potent racehorse than ever but he’s not ruling it out
ahead of her return in Saturday’s Group I Winx Stakes (1400m)
at Randwick.
In recent weeks regular jockey Hugh Bowman has made
comments indicating that the feel he’s getting from the pilot’s
seat, would indicate the seven-year-old mare could take it to a
new level as she builds towards a shot at an unprecendented
fourth Cox Plate.
“She feels stronger than ever,” Bowman said after galloping
Winx at Randwick on August 4 and “I would suggest that’s as
good as she’s ever trialled” after her barrier trial three days
later.
Waller added to the Winx build-up at Rosehill on Thursday by
saying, “There’s a chance, there’s a chance that she could be
better than ever”.
“It’s almost impossible for a horse to get better than Winx but
there’s a chance,” he said.
“I think there’s more chance of her improving than going backwards.”
Winx went through her paces on the Rosehill course proper on Thursday morning confirming
Bowman’s words as she cruised up the home straight in her final workout ahead of her racetrack
return.
“I was skiing,” Bowman said after the gallop. Saturday will be the first time Winx has raced over 1400
metres since the biggest scare during her 25 win undefeated steak, a year ago when she missed the
start and took most of the journey to reel in her stablemate Foxplay in the same race, then known as
the Warwick Stakes.
“We’ve concentrated a little harder for a Group I race first-up rather than a Group II,” Waller said.
“You’ve got to be ready.
“First and foremost, we’ve done everything to have our horse ready to win. She’s been aimed towards
this race since she won the Queen Elizabeth back in the autumn.
“She’s got such great speed, such a high cruising speed.
“If you go back to last year’s race I think it’s the quickest she’s ever gone.
“She ran home in something like 32 seconds, it could have even been quicker, she might have broken
32 seconds and I’ve never had a horse be able to do that in this type of race and that’s what makes
her so special, she is able to get out of a lot of situations.
“The best thing about Winx is she performs under high pressure and she can sustain it for a lot longer
than normal horses.”
On Saturday, Winx will be attempting to eclipse Black Caviar’s winning streak, ironically, on the day
Black Caviar was foaled in 2006.
Winx is at $1.16 to extend her undefeated run to 26 at Randwick on Saturday.. - Racenet.com.auHow good was it?! The 2017-18 season
We’ve been checking in with some of the team to get their highlights from last season as well as
giving us a heads up on some of the horses they’re looking forward to following this season.
Highlight? Performer (pictured)
winning the Breeders Plate as we
are not known as an early two-year-
old stable but that got a few heads
turning when he won impressively
after being slow away and then
breaking the time record for that
race.
Horse to follow? I like the Snitzel -
Hollow Bullet. I think he will be a late
two-year-old as he’s a big, raw type Highlight? Winx’s third Cox Plate in a
and hasn’t quite worked out the game row and breaking her own track record in
yet, but he is an outstanding mover doing so. The successful Winter Carnival in
and gives you the feel of a good one. Brisbane for the Gold Coast stable was also a
Daniel Cremin, Trackwork Rider, highlight.
Rosehill. Horse to follow? Zousain.
Garry Smallwood, Rosehill-based foreman.
Highlight? D’argento winning the
Group One Rosehill Guineas.
Horse to follow? D’argento.
Del Cheema, pictured with
Ombudsman, Rosehill-based foreman.Paret stamps Epsom Handicap claims
Premier Sydney trainer Chris
Waller has had to wait until the
last race at Rosehill to welcome
a winner with a horse he
believes can step up to Group
One company.
Paret lived up to his $2.70
favouritism to win Saturday’s
benchmark 81 handicap over
1350m and stamp himself as
a contender for the Epsom
Handicap on September 29.
Waller likened the four-year-
old to 2013 Epsom winner
Boban and said he hoped he
could go just as far after he
swept down the middle of the track to beat Gitan ($14) by 1-3/4 lengths.
“The Epsom is the target,” Waller said.
“We have been concentrating on getting him to settle and he did that today.
“We’ll look at the Bill Ritchie for him now, which is the same race Boban won before the Epsom.
“They are similar types of horses.”
Paret was ridden by Hugh Bowman, who recommended he run in the 1350m race rather than
another over 1500m on Saturday.
“I don’t usually get asked my opinion but I suggested the shorter race to try to get him to settle,” he
said.
“He did that today and he is ready to step up.
“The first time I rode him in a barrier trial he was wrapped up more than Christmas but he’s fine now.”
The Group Three Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) is at Randwick on September 15, two weeks before
the Epsom. – AAP
Source of champion Winx along with
15 other Group 1 winners.
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mulcasterbloodstock.com | g.mulcaster@hotmail.com | Guy: 027 290 7344 | Bevan: 027 463 1748Rugby and racing royalty collide as
All Blacks meet world’s best horse
A horse and rugby team who are both
famous for their winning streaks have Kieran Read and Winx.
traded tips in Sydney.
Winx, the world's best horse, and the
All Blacks, the World Cup champions,
are two of the hottest favourites in
Australasian sport this weekend.
All Blacks Anton Lienert-Brown, Damian
McKenzie, Sam Cane and captain Kieran
Read have visited the world's best
racehorse at the stables of ex-pat Kiwi
trainer Chris Waller in Sydney this week.
Winx, who is the No. 1 rated horse in
the Longines World’s Best Racehorse
Rankings, will race for her 26th straight
win at Royal Randwick on Saturday and
just over four and a half hours later the
All Blacks and Wallabies will do battle in
the Bledisloe opener an hour across town
at ANZ Stadium.
The All Blacks current winning streak
stands at just eight wins following their
23-18 loss to Australia in Brisbane back
in October last year. But their best is the
18 straight wins racked up between 2015
and 2016.
If either of Winx or the All Blacks are
beaten on Saturday, it will be a massive
shock.
Winx holds a slight edge in the favouritism stakes.
She is $1.14 to win the Winx Stakes - a race named after her - but the All Backs are $1.18 in the head-
to-head market to beat the Wallabies.
Waller, who has trained Winx for all of her 35 starts - that have yielded 29 wins - relocated to Sydney
18 years ago.
A Hall of Fame trainer in Australia and New Zealand, Waller is one of Australasia’s most successful
trainers.
Winx’s profile in the racing world is on a par with the All Blacks brand in the sport of rugby. - StuffPeter V’Landys and Chris. Team Winx.
Team Who Shot Thebarman. Team Winx.
Paret celebrations. Quick Defence celebrations.
Star of the Seas celebrations. Carano celebrations.
Star of the Seas Handsome Carano.
and Rhiannon.
My Nordic Hero.Tash and Bring the Magic.
Kate and Krameric.
Matilda and
High Low Bet.Colin and Vaucluse Bay.
Patrick Erin.
High Low Bet.In a change from spending time with outstanding four-
legged athletes. the team got to spend some time with some
of the All Blacks who visited the stable this week!
Sam Cane and Winx. Kieran Read and Winx.Anton Damian McKenzie and Winx. Lienert- Brown and Winx. Fiesta and Matilda.
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