The former Australian champion jockey Darren Beadman will join the Chris Waller Racing team from August 1, the start of the new racing season. He has been employed in a senior role by Godolphin for the last decade.
A statement released by Waller on Tuesday noted that Beadman will “assist with race day operations, track work and trials, and serve as a mentor for our emerging talent”.
Beadman, 59, was inducted into the Australian racing Hall of Fame in 2007 following a career in which he won the Sydney jockeys' premiership seven times. He also won the Melbourne Cup twice for Bart Cummings aboard Kingston Rule and Saintly among a host of top-level victories.
Waller, whose main base is in Sydney, will also be strengthening his Melbourne operation with a move to Flemington's Carbine Lodge, which has room for 50 horses. The historic stable will be vacated by current Godolphin trainer James Cummings on his departure to Hong Kong, where he will train from 2026.
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