Joliestar’s achievements over the past 12 months were recognised on Thursday night when she was crowned both Australian Champion Sprinter and New South Wales Champion Sprinter at the 2025/26 Australian Racehorse of the Year Awards.

Our star mare enjoyed a stellar season, recording Gr.1 victories in the TJ Smith Stakes and Canterbury Stakes, as well as Gr.2 successes in The Shorts and Expressway Stakes. She then capped off her campaign with a brilliant third in the Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in June.

“I want to thank Chris and James and the whole team at Waller Racing,” Sir Brendan Lindsay said.

“Jo and I love our racing, we have so much fun, and this horse has taken us on an amazing journey. We're looking forward to when her racing career is over to get her back to Cambridge Stud and put her in the broodmare paddock and hopefully continue the journey with her".

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Livalittle looks set to make his mark in stronger company this campaign following a mighty performance to score on his home track at Eagle Farm.

Our homebred and raced son of The Autumn Sun gave his rivals a big start and a beating over 1600 metres following his resuming sprint effort for second at the Sunshine Coast.

Livalittle has fashioned the tidy record of five victories and five placings from 12 appearances, but trainer Tony Gollan said it hasn’t been all plain sailing with the chestnut.

“It took him a while to work out what racing is all about and was a bit of a handful earlier on.”

In his latest success, he drifted back from a wide barrier to a clear last before picking up ground to be widest on the turn and lengthened stride impressively in the run home for apprentice Leah Martyn.

“He put three wins together at the end of his last preparation and he’s definitely come back much better,” Gollan said.

“He’s got a good pedigree and has a very bright future.”

The rising five-year-old is out of the Thorn Park mare Hayley Grace from the upfront family of two-time Group 1 winner Te Akau Shark.

Livalittle is a half-brother to three winners, including Hello Youmzain’s daughter Hello Hayley who claimed this season’s Listed Dunedin Guineas and Listed Southland Guineas.

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Echannay ran up to her impressive pedigree with a dream debut in our colours at Rotorua.

Prepared by Mark Brooks, the daughter of our leading shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain had won at last month’s Avondale trials and carried that form over to race day with an emphatic performance to score over 1215 metres.

“She’s a really nice filly and I didn’t think the heavy ground would be a problem,” Brooks said.

“She ran really well and it’s an honour to have a horse for Cambridge Stud.”

We purchased Echannay from breeder Pencarrow Stud at New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale for $300,000 and is a half-sister to the G1 Queensland Derby winner Maison Louis.

Their dam is the Makfi mare Cote D’Or, the winner of eight races including the Listed Matamata Cup and a family featuring Group 1-winning heavyweights Grand Echezeaux, her son Darci Brahma and Ethereal.

Echannay began well before pulling out of a speed duel to settle near the pace and lengthened stride comfortably under hands and heels riding from rider George Rooke to win with authority.

“She did it very easily and she’s definitely a filly to look forward to,” he said.

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