The 1600-metre event was identified as a likely next step for Via Sistina after her Winx Stakes win, but it was announced last week by her owner, Yulong, that she would be set on a different path as it did not want her to clash with its other star mare, Treasurethe Moment.
Via Sistina was to trial on Tuesday morning ahead of a start in Saturday week’s 7 Stakes at Randwick, but the Crown Makybe Diva Stakes was put back on the radar after the Treasurethe Moment suffered a mild bout of colic on Monday morning, ruling her out of the Makybe Diva.
Waller confirmed plans for Via Sistina around an hour before she was scheduled to trial at Rosehill.