Good things come in threes but Chris Waller is aiming to win the trainers' double. Source: Colleen Petch / News Limited
CHRIS Waller is this week expected to be granted his Christmas wish of more boxes at Flemington.
And should Waller be given the green light to expand his team from 10 horses to 20 horses down south, his quest for an historic Sydney and Melbourne trainers' premiership double in the same season will become fair dinkum.
After two wins from two starters at Flemington on Saturday, Waller suddenly moved to 14 wins for the Melbourne season, just three behind Darren Weir, who has had the double the amount of starters.
Waller's double at Rosehill took his Sydney tally to 67, exactly 30 clear of Darley's Peter Snowden. He's $1.01 to win his fourth successive Sydney premiership.
Waller said yesterday he had spoken with Victoria Racing Club officials about doubling his boxes, and hoped to learn of their decision as early as this week.
The champion trainer said the only way he could make a play for the Melbourne title was to have more of a presence.
"At this stage I'd say 'no' (to winning the Melbourne title) because we're still taking little steps down there, the first step is getting more boxes, and we need more boxes to be competitive,'' Waller said.
Asked if it was easier to win races in Melbourne than it was Sydney, Waller said: "If you've got the right horse it doesn't matter where you go. A Saturday race is a Saturday race, they're all hard to win.
"I like having options. As soon as a horse runs, I'm looking where I can run them again within two weeks. Sydney is the preferred option, and if there isn't a race here, I'll see what's in Melbourne.
"You need a horse in peak form, and you're better off running them interstate rather than waiting around in your home state for three or four weeks for a suitable race. The way I train, my horses lose fitness three and four weeks between runs.'
Waller only has four Melbourne staff, led by Justine Hailes, who have done a remarkable job to keep in touch on the premiership table with limited numbers.
While there will be no Melbourne runners on Boxing Day, Waller said Index Linked would fly the stable flag on New Year's Day. I'm Imposing and Hoylonny will line up in the Summer Cup at Randwick on Thursday.
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