Waterford (2019) Horse
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Waterford is a 7yo bay gelding trained by Chris Waller on the Gold Coast. He is by Awtaad out of Wake Up. With a Group Two win and career earnings of $1,414,306, he is regarded as a very talented racehorse. On 27 Sep 2025 at Rosehill Gardens, James McDonald rode him to his biggest triumph, winning the $300000.00 Shannon Stakes against Rise At Dawn.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Randwick 20-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 LR CIVIC STAKES (of $200,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:22.950, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.990 1st Midnight Dynamite ( J Collett 54 ) 2nd Whinchat ( J Ford 55 ) 1.66L 3rd Cool Jakey ( C Schofield 56.5 ) 1.95L 15th Waterford ( T Schiller 57.5 ) 12.12L See full results | T Schiller 57.5kg 12.12L | 15 (15) |
| Scone 15-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 LR SCONE CUP $8,750 (of $200,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:35.120, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.730 1st Hellsing ( T Sherry 54.5 ) 2nd Churchill's Choice ( R Bayliss 56 ) 0.27L 3rd Formal Display ( B Nock 54 ) 1.08L 4th Waterford ( Z Lloyd 57 ) 1.11L See full results | Z Lloyd 57kg 1.11L | 4 (15) |
| Hawkesbury 02-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R8 G3 HAWK CUP (of $250,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:36.650, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.980 1st Churchill's Choice ( R Bayliss 54 ) 2nd Palmetto ( A B Collett 53 ) 0.48L 3rd War Eternal ( A Farragher 54 ) 0.92L 12th Waterford ( T Berry 56.5 ) 4.25L See full results | T Berry 56.5kg 4.25L | 12 (14) |
| Hawkesbury 20-Apr-26 1000m SOFT 5 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:58.610 Sectionals: 600m 00:33.500 1st Neeson ( S Guymer ) 2nd Xcessive Force ( R King ) 1.28L 3rd Depth Of Character ( M Fitzgerald ) 2.07L 6th Waterford ( J Mcdonald ) 3.35L | J Mcdonald 3.35L | 6 (6) |
| Rosehill Gardens 28-Mar-26 1500m SOFT 7 R9 G3 DONC PREL $3,500 (of $250,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:30.190, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.510 1st Welwal ( Z T Lloyd 55.5 ) 2nd Feroce ( W J Egan 57.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Lord Penman ( K Mcevoy 53.5 ) 2.20L 8th Waterford ( J Mcdonald 56 ) 9.91L See full results | J Mcdonald 56kg 9.91L | 8 (11) |