Waller Expanding to Queensland

Chris Waller | Racing and Sports

Champion trainer Chris Waller will expand to Queensland either in Brisbane or at the Gold Coast, pending approval by Racing Queensland, Racing and Sports reported Monday. Paul Shailer, who spent eight years as a foreman for Waller when the expat Kiwi first arrived to Sydney before moving on to try his hand at training, will be in charge of the roughly 20-strong satellite stable.
“We will have about 20 horses which suits our model,” said Waller, who will soon land his seventh training premiership. “We can send a few horses up there which might be struggling in Sydney. We will have a base of horses going to the Magic Millions in January and it's also a good base for the winter carnival. The extra security of having our own stables makes sense and having Paul back from New Zealand is another bonus.”
Added Shailer, “It's been pretty seamless. It's like I've never been away. I missed Australia and I missed working with Chris. It's great to be back where the systems are all in place as they were when I was here before. They haven't changed. It's just on a bigger sale. I'm really looking forward to Queensland.”

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