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WALLER WEEKLY NEWS
09 MAY, 2014
This week the stable was abuzz, celebrating four winners thanks to Trade Commissioner (pictured), Grand Marshal,
Boris Badenov and Sense and Reason while also saying Bon voyage to Zoustar as he set off to England. He's now arrived
safely and incredibly only lost a few kilos on a journey where it wouldn't be unusual for a horse to lose 20kgs!
Ultimately this shows what a cool customer the dual Group 1 winning Northern Meteor colt is.
Over the past six weeks as part of our concerted effort to have a stronger presence in the 2yo racing scene next year,
we’ve had the pleasure of having batches of Star Thoroughbreds and some of our more precocious youngsters through
the stables for their two week long inductions – we’re getting plenty of positive feedback from the riders which is
testament to the great job the yearling selection team has done and also what a great job the farms are doing with their
early education. From 9.30am – 11.30am on Sunday we will be showcasing four of Star’s yearlings at our Rosehill
stables – if you’d like to join us to see these and have a stable tour email [email protected] to RSVP.
For a full list of horses entered to race for Chris Waller Racing
in the coming days and our video update visit www.cwallerracing.com
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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WINNERS
GETTING TO KNOW THE TEAM – ANDREW CLARKEN
CHARLIE & ZOUSTAR’S TRIP TO ENGLAND
CHRIS WALLER RACING – WINNERS THIS WEEK
TRADE COMMISSIONER (IRE)
6g MONTJEU – SPINNING QUEEN (SPINNING WORLD)
WAGGA WAGGA 02.05.2014
LISTED WAGGA WAGGA GOLD CUP (2000M) 0.5L.
Trade Commissioner made up for some luckless runs to win the race that counted
to fulfil a life-long aim for his connections in winning the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup.
Capping a successful trip to the border, stable-mate Beyond Thankful was a
courageous second. Trade Commissioner and Beyond Thankful are now enjoying
a six week spell at his co-owner Richard Pegum's Range Park property in Scone.
GRAND MARSHAL (GB)
4g DANSILI – MARGARULA (DOYOUN)
HAWKESBURY 03.05.2014
RICHMOND CLUB PROVINCIAL FINAL (2100M), NECK.
Relishing the better ground at Hawkesbury on Saturday, Grand Marshal (pictured
below) rounded off his first Australian preparation on a winning note in the
$100,000 stayers feature at Hawkesbury. He is now getting his first taste of Aussie paddock life while he enjoys a welldeserved spell. A promising stayer in the making, he will be set for some loftier targets in the spring.
BORIS BADENOV
3g MAGIC ALBERT – BADINOV’S BABE (TWIG MOSS)
NEWCASTLE 05.05.2014
PINK RACE DAY MAIDEN HANDICAP (1300M), HEAD.
Rewarding his patient owners Boris Badenov broke
maiden ranks at Newcastle on Tuesday. Still racing a bit
immaturely, he was aided by a top Tim Clark ride. There
looks to be more to come from this son of Magic Albert
as he works on his race craft with his next start yet to be
decided. A photo for our cheeky Boris will be in next
week’s edition.
SENSE AND REASON
3f EXCEED AND EXCEL – DONNA INTELLIGENTE (DEHERE)
WARWICK FARM 07.05.2014
MORE THAN READY BM70 (1400M), LONG HEAD.
The two 3yo fillies in the stable by Exceed and Excel combined
at Warwick Farm on Wednesday for a pleasing result over
1400m. Returning to form, Sense and Reason (right) caught her
ultra-consistent stable mate Mamwaazel in the shadows of the
post and will now head to Rosehill on the 31st of May for a 3yo
fillies 1400m race.
RACE PHOTOS COURTESY OF
BRADLEY PHOTOGRAPHERS WWW.BRADLEYPHOTOS.COM.AU
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CHARLIE’S CORNER
Englishman Charlie Duckworth joined the team having won
the Alex Scott Assistant Trainers Travel Scholarship and after
stints assisting at the yearling sales, riding out and assisting
around the stables, he’s now accompanied Zoustar to
England and will keep us posted on his trip…
The mammoth trip to England began at 15:00 Australian time
on Sunday. We arrived at the airport an hour later to catch a
flight at 18:00 with Zoustar already dressed in his compression
suit. A compression suit promotes circulation - it was famously
worn by Black Caviar when she flew to run at Royal Ascot. The
cargo flight to Hong Kong was a little over 9 hours long.
Zoustar had to share his crate with an Australian dressage
horse called SS Dante (pictured below) who is competing in
the World Championships in Germany at the start of August.
The crate can be divided into three but luckily but was
only split between the two of us giving each horse one
and a half stalls. The dressage horse was the first to
load and then they saw the mighty Zoustar come down
the float ramp and so they asked me straight away - "is
that a thoroughbred?" in a disapproving manner, as
thoroughbreds have a terrible reputation for being live
wires. Both horses loaded impeccably and within
seconds there was some banging and stamping coming
from within the crate and not to my surprise, it was not
Zoustar! The crate is then pushed along on rollers and
raised up into the shell of the plane.
In the crate the horses are tied up and have hay, water and
anything else they could possibly need. On that leg of the
journey there wasn't much cargo which was nice for the horses
as they could see more of the plane. The air conditioning on the
plane was set to 15 degrees Celsius.
When we landed in Hong Kong the horses remained on the
plane, while more cargo was loaded not leaving a spare inch.
We then flew to Dubai, another 8 hours in the air and the
horses remained calm and ate and drank plenty and Zoustar's
temperature stayed stable. Unfortunately, due to a mix up of
some 'special' cargo, our flight was delayed and we were stuck
on the tarmac for close to 6 hours in 40 degrees - thank
goodness for air conditioning!
CHRIS WALLER RACING
Eventually when we took off, it was only 6 hours to Frankfurt and all went very smoothly. Upon arrival there, we were
promptly unloaded from the plane which Zoustar took in his stride peering out of the window. We then had to go
through the usual procedure at Customs which is where the dressage horse left us, before heading on to a Veterinary
Clinic just outside Frankfurt.
When we arrived at the Clinic it was now about 23:00 on
Monday night, the vet commented that she had never seen a
horse so bright eyed and bushy tailed after such a long trip. He
had a 5 litter saline drip to help him overcome the strenuous
journey and then he had a decent walk to stretch his legs
finishing up at about 01:00. I caught a few hours sleep and then
went to give Zoustar his breakfast at about 06:00 and he had
eaten every crumb of his midnight feast. I then gave him
another decent walk before being picked up at 14:00 by a float
half of which had been converted into a portable stable, so he
could eat, drink and walk around. We then travelled through
Germany, Holland and Belgium and finally arrived at Calais to get
on the Eurotunnel to England. We then had our final customs
inspection which took about 2 hours and the last leg of this
humungous journey was underway, reaching Lambourn at 06:00
GMT on Wednesday 7 May!
I look forward to updating you next week on Zoustar’s English
adventure.
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GETTING TO KNOW THE TEAM – ANDREW CLARKEN
Andrew grew up in a racing family and was indentured as an apprentice to John Letts in Adelaide. Riding as a senior
jockey for 2 years, Andrew’s love of a pie saw him finishing riding because of weight issues with an impressive 92
winners. Andrew then took up a position as assistant trainer for Mike Moroney for 7 years including being track rider
and strapper for Melbourne Cup winner Brew. He was also assistant trainer for David Brideoake for 5 years before
taking on a training partnership in NZ with Mike Moroney for 2 years which included winning 1 group 1, 3 group 2
races and 3 Listed winners before moving back to Australia.
Nickname? Clarken or Andre.
Best quote? It's no use having a dog and barking yourself.
Favourite part of the job? Watching horses progress to the next level
Favourite horse? Brew of course (pictured above with Andrew).
Best horse ever seen? Black Caviar – I was there and saw her first start.
Role model? John Letts.
Favourite food? Any seafood.
Favourite jockey? Darren Beadman.
If you weren’t in racing, what would you have done? An AFL footballer.
If you could invite two people for dinner, who would you invite? Michael Jordan and Eddie Murphy.
Event in the world that you would most like to attend? Royal Ascot.
What would you do with your last $5? Buy a lotto ticket.
Tip for the weekend? Rugged Cross.
CHRIS WALLER RACING
STAR THOROUGHBREDS HORSE OF THE WEEK
HINCHINBROOK – SKYESCENT (REGAL CLASSIC) COLT
This colt is a half-brother to the Group 1 winning
WFA mare Rubiscent and is from the promisefilled first crop of the precocious, sprint specialist
son of Fastnet Rock in Hinchinbrook.
Chris Waller “A lovely athletic colt who moves
freely and has a real strength about him”
Toby Pracey – Muskoka Farm breaker report
“Very strong colt with a great attitude to work.
He gives every indication at this stage that he will
go early. He has an enormous action under
saddle and is a very free moving horse. I really
like the way this colt is going”
FIND OUT MORE – VISIT:
WWW.STARTHOROUGHBREDS.COM.AU
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