Chris Waller
Will Rosehill Racecourse ever turn into its promised mini-city? We asked the people in the know
A standoff between those supportive of the proposal to sell off one of the state’s best racecourses to build 25,000 new homes and those against the plan has reached fever pitch.
- by Adam Pengilly and Anthony Segaert
Latest
‘Swallow your pride’: Victoria urged to copy V’landys with $20 million revamp
The All-Star Mile has lost public appeal this year and failed to pull the best horses away from Sydney’s autumn carnival. As a result, there is a call to turn the race into a $20 million Melbourne version of The Everest.
- by Danny Russell
Verry Elleegant’s journey from triumph to tragedy: How a one in 1000 chance caused champion mare’s death
The racing world is still coming to terms with the shock death of the former Melbourne Cup winner while giving birth to her first foal. The reason was an extremely rare complication.
- by Adam Pengilly
Racing members and trainers push for late scratching of Rosehill development plan
A new Metro station and 25,000 homes at Rosehill could be scuttled by opposition from within the Australian Turf Club, which must agree to sell the land.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Horse racing
From Todman to ‘meet Chris Waller’: The champions and chancers of Rosehill Gardens
The Golden Slipper shines bright among memories of the western Sydney racecourse. But it was the people as much as the horses who wrote the Rosehill story.
- by Max Presnell
The Cup field
Melbourne Cup
Pick your winner: Every horse running in the Melbourne Cup
We take you through every horse and their chances in the chase for history in the race that stops the nation.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Margin call: The incredible close finishes that have made the Golden Eagle an instant hit
Four years, four thrilling finishes. Is the Golden Eagle quickly elevating itself as a super race because it is such an even contest?
- by Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots
Spring Carnival Briefing
Melbourne Cup
Why Jamie Kah is riding for Waller in the Melbourne Cup
Star jockey Jamie Kah has picked up a ride for champion trainer Chris Waller in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup.
- by Damien Ractliffe
The Everest winner will earn $100,000 per second - and this is how a jockey can win it
Bart Cummings used to tell his jockeys to wait until the Flemington clock tower in the Melbourne Cup. But how much do tactics come into play over the speed trip at Royal Randwick?
- by Adam Pengilly
Its only winning stallion is earning a fortune. So, does The Everest even need group 1 status?
Yes Yes Yes is commanding huge dollars at stud as a stallion on the rise, which means the race might not need the official elite status it craves.
- by Adam Pengilly
Getting back to Nature: World’s best sprinter faces make-or-break TJ Smith Stakes
The nine-time group 1 winner produced one of his worst runs last start, and a similar performance on Saturday could spell the end of the road for Chris Waller’s eight-year-old.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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