Sydney's leading trainer Chris Waller is a huge fan of Scone hosting a Saturday meeting and has even called for a Group One event to be created in years to come.The Scone Race Club hosted its historic first Saturday metropolitan fixture this weekend with Waller showing his support by sending several horses up to the NSW Hunter Valley from his Rosehill base to compete on both days."I'm huge supporter of it," Waller said."It's two-and-a-half to three hours up the road from Sydney and it provides a

Sydney's leading trainer Chris Waller is a huge fan of Scone hosting a Saturday meeting and has even called for a Group One event to be created in years to come.

The Scone Race Club hosted its historic first Saturday metropolitan fixture this weekend with Waller showing his support by sending several horses up to the NSW Hunter Valley from his Rosehill base to compete on both days.

"I'm huge supporter of it," Waller said.

"It's two-and-a-half to three hours up the road from Sydney and it provides a good surface probably 52 weeks of the year.

"The town is fresh and they get behind it, and at any stage we need a couple of weeks break in Sydney if it works then places like Scone and Wagga are the places to rely on.

"Further to that, Scone is the heart of breeding country and I would do anything to support a Group One race for three-year-olds here leading into the winter carnival."

Waller believes creating a Group One for three-year-olds would prove a hit at the carnival which was highlighted this year by the $175,000 Listed Scone Cup (1600m) on Friday and the $250,000 Inglis Guineas (1600m) and $175,000 Listed Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) on Saturday.

"I think we lack Group One three-year-old races and that's what makes the stallions and mares of the future, so why not do it in their heartland?" Waller said.

"They have shown they can produce good tracks each year and circumference-wise it's a fair surface for all runners. The local crowd and the people from outside the area have supported the meeting."

Sydney's leading trainers and jockeys all made their presence felt with Darley's head trainer Peter Snowden preparing a feature race double with Dysphonia taking out the Cup and Shannara the Dark Jewel.

Waller won a race on Saturday with Key West, Gai Waterhouse was successful with improving stayer Tullamore and legendary trainer Bart Cummings claimed the three-year-old fillies handicap with Ardeche.

Waller said the meeting offered something different and had the potential to grow in popularity.

"I think we've seen with sporting events that you need special days and this is a special day, a special couple of days," he said.

"People just put it in their calendar and each year you get another 10 per cent come along and those 10 per cents add up."