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Racing: Mac attack returns in style 17 May, 2018 5:00am 3 minutes to read Kiwi comeback kid James McDonald rides Cormac to victory at Warwick Farm yesterday. Photo / Bradley Photography Other Even in the darkest moments of James McDonald's enforced 18 months away from racing, he probably didn't dream his comeback could be this perfect. But at Warwick Farm in Sydney yesterday New Zealand racing's favourite son took less than 90 seconds to remind everybody just how special he is. Having his first ride back after his disqualification from the saddle for a minor betting offence, McDonald got the best out of favourite Cormac to win a desperate finish. Punters were thrilled, champion trainer and fellow Kiwi Chris Waller was happy and the win put a smile on the face of industry participants Australasia-wide. McDonald was happy, but stuffed. "My legs are a bit jelly — I didn't need a tight finish to start off the day," McDonald told Sky Channel. "He found the line really well — I think those two horses came away from the field, and he toughed it out the best." He added: "It's been well-documented over the last week how I've matured. Hopefully this is the start of bigger and better things. "I want to move on, and hopefully this is a good starting point. "My family made the trip over from New Zealand, and my girlfriend Katelyn [Mallyon] is here, and my best mate Toddy so it's really good." McDonald added to his spectacular return by winning another race later in the programme with Monasterio and with a couple of placings as well it was as good a day as he could have dreamed of, especially in the ultra competitive Sydney racing scene. He rides there again on Saturday but has already confirmed to head to Brisbane for the bigger days of the winter carnival there, meaning he will be back in the heat of group one action in a matter of days rather than weeks. But with one big difference. When McDonald was disqualified for tipping a punter a winning horse who then placed $1000 on for McDonald to profit from, he was a retained rider for powerhouse Godolphin. He has returned freelance and it would appear his timing could hardly be better. Although it will mean less financial security, it also means the former Cambridge jockey can choose which horses he rides for which trainers, with all the main players in Sydney looking for his services. Waller's stable is obviously the most powerful in Sydney — he won five of the seven races at yesterday's otherwise normal midweek meeting — and he has long been an unabashed fan of McDonald but has Hugh Bowman as his main jockey. But Waller's racing manager Charlie Duckworth said they were thrilled to be using McDonald's services again after yesterday's comeback win. "Obviously it was great for James to win on his first ride back," Duckworth said. "It's great to have him back riding for us. It's good for everyone involved." McDonald could quickly be back at the top of the Australian riding ranks and possibly even better than before he was sidelined. He has spoken openly about his goal to win the Sydney premiership next season while the Melbourne Cup is still one of his racing dreams. And as he showed yesterday, McDonald's dreams often come true. - additional reporting, Racing.com

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Chris Waller and Winx (Image: Racing Photos) Waller joins Winx in Hall Of Fame Andrew Eddy@fastisheddy 15 May, 2018 , ( Just days after champion mare Winx was crowned the world's best racehorse, her trainer Chris Wallerreceived a major gong of his own when he was announced as an inductee into racing's Hall Of Fame. Waller's induction, which will take place at a function in Sydney on Friday night, continues the Kiwi's incredible rise from obscurity to become the dominant figure in Sydney racing and is the second time his efforts have been recognised in 2018 after he was in February inducted into the New Zealand Hall Of Fame. Waller was without a Group 1 win just 10 years ago, but in the time since has secured 75 victories at the elite level, with Winx chiming in with 18 of her own. Winx was inducted into the Hall Of Fame last year. Joining Waller in the Hall of Fame trainers category is Hong Kong-based John Size, who is a nine-time winner of the trainers' premiership since moving there from his Sydney base in 2000. The late Colin Hayes, who was inducted into the Hall Of Fame along with the likes of his great rivals Bart Cummings and Tommy Smith many years ago, was granted legend status by the selection panel. 'Miracle' Malcolm Johnston was also recognised for his impact as a jockey when he was inducted along with Billy (W.A.) Smith. Both men rode numerous winners but were closely aligned with one horse especially. For Johnston, it was the super horse Kingston Town, who he rode in 25 of his 30 wins while for Smith, he rode Hi Jinx to victory in the 1960 Melbourne Cup - the same season he became champion rider in Melbourne. Four horses were also inducted: Abercorn was a 19th century star winning 21 races in Sydney and Melbourne; Poitrel was the 1920 Melbourne Cup winner and the winner of 16 black type races; Aquanita was a former WA horse who was dominant in the early 1960s winning 28 races; and Karasi won the Nakayama Grand Jump three times in a row from 2005 to 2007. The final two inductees were associates Sir Edward Deas Thomson and George Watson. Thomson was credited with establishing the Randwick racecourse in Sydney, with the first race being run at the track in 1860. Watson was a race starter before the days of mechanical barriers who officiated at many racetracks and he was credited with starting the Melbourne Cup with his large flag from 1861 to 1895. See attached pdf for more information on each of the inductees. hall-of-fame-inductees-2018.pdf

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