The rise to the top of the Sydney Trainers’ ranks has by no means been an overnight success story for Chris Waller Racing.

“Like anything, you are only as good as the staff you build up around you,” explained Waller.

“Seasons 06/07 and 07/08 have been our best by far but it has been the infrastructure put in place leading up to those years that have proved crucial.”

Chris Waller Racing prides itself on using the best available jockeys and the now Hong Kong based Darren Beadman and Glen Boss have ridden winners for the stable, most notably Boss who won the 2008 Doncaster Handicap on Triple Honour.

Premiership big guns Nash Rawiller and Blake Shinn are regulars on Waller trained horses while others to ride with success in Sydney are Rod Quinn, Danny Nikolic, Larry Cassidy and even champion Melbourne based hoop Damien Oliver who landed a Listed race double for the stable on Golden Slipper Day 2007, when Double Dare and Mr Ubiquitous both won.

Jeff Penza, a top 10 jockey in the NSW premiership, is a valued trackwork rider for Chris Waller Racing as well as riding a number of the stable runners at provincial tracks along with Nathan Cumberland. They are both big assets to the stable.

Bob Ingham, who was formerly Australia’s biggest owner before selling his Woodlands Stud racing and breeding operation to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Darley in early 2008, purchased more than 20 yearlings at the Sales and they will be ready to hit the racetrack in season 2008-09 for Chris Waller Racing.

“It is a privilege to train for Mr Ingham and I am also extremely thankful to all my other owners in the stable who have helped us to become what we are today,” said Waller.

“Having a horse in training in the city is a costly exercise, up to $28,000 a year, but we are here to make it profitable.

“The infrastructure we have in place now means we have become quite labour intensive in order to look after people’s investments.

“We have a foreperson for each 20 horse block and they have six staff working under them as well as track riders.

“I believe with this infrastructure we can continue to grow without losing the quality and hands on approach that we have become accustomed to.”