Chris Waller celebrated his remarkable Doncaster Mile first four on Saturday night and hopes it is the precursor to more The Championships success in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Queen Of The Turf Stakes and the Sydney Cup.
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Waller spent the night with the Sacred Falls crew and other owners after the four-year-old won his second consecutive Doncaster, followed home by stablemates Royal Descent, Weary and Hawkspur.
"I don’t usually go out to celebrate [after big races], I would rather be home with my family, but I can remember each of the nights after my Doncaster wins because it is such a special race," Waller said.
"It is great to win any race but group 1s are special and to have the first four is still hard to comprehend."
The nature of racing is that Waller was looking forward, not back, by Sunday.
Sacred Falls, Royal Descent and Hawkspur will be joined by Doncaster scratching Boban and My Kingdom Of Fife, 10th in the famous mile, in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
"At this point Weary and Junoob will not run," Waller said. "It has been on the radar for the whole preparation from Sacred Falls, Royal Descent and Hawkspur and there is no reason to change our plans after Saturday.
"My Kingdom Of Fife has won the Queen Elizabeth before and it is kind of like the US Masters with him.
"He is a former winner and deserves respect for that and his chance to try to get that title again, even though it was [three] years ago.
"It is a race that we have targeted and we have our horses ready to run big races, but whether that is good enough against It’s A Dundeel, Silent Achiever and Carlton House we'll find out on Saturday."
Waller separated Red Tracer and Catkins at every turn during the autumn after they quinellaed the Myer Classic in November.
"I have always known that everything going right the Queen Of The Turf would be where they met again," he said.
"Red Tracer is a group 1-winner mare that I could not have asked anything more of and I think she will peak on Saturday.
"Catkins is where Red Tracer was this time last year. I thought Red Tracer was a group 1 winner back then and she proved that by winning [the Tattersall’s Tiara] in Brisbane, and the Myer.
"Catkins’ time will come in a group 1, I'm sure, and it could be Saturday, but it is very hard for me to make a decision between them.”
Brigantin and Opinion will be Waller’s representatives in the Sydney Cup, a race he won with Stand To Gain in 2011.
He believes Brigantin, an Australian maiden, is weighted right to test favourite The Offer.
"I have been very happy with the way he has gone this preparation and I think he gets to a trip that will really suit on a track that will suit him," Waller said.
"He has got a light weight in the Cup, which is part of the battle."
Brigantin is a Swiss Derby winner. The now seven-year-old beat Dunaden in a group 2 over 3100 metres at Longchamp and was third in an Ascot Gold Cup and second in a Prix Kergorlay before coming to Australia.
He joined the Waller stable this campaign and his best effort has been runner-up in the Gosford Cup, but he hit the line well in the BMW last time.
"He is peaking," Waller said. "I have been very happy with both his runs since a break and he will stay."
