Things didn't go to plan for triple Group One winner Appearance during the spring and her campaign was aborted after two starts.

Her Guy Walter-trained stablemate Streama flew the flag with a Group One win in the George Main Stakes and a close second in the autumn.

With Appearance unable to defend the Myer Classic, the Chris Waller-trained Red Tracer stepped out of her shadow after close Group One seconds to her rival in the autumn.

The three mares will clash again next autumn in the Coolmore Classic and the Queen Of The Turf which is now a million dollar race.

Appearance and Streama have returned from the spelling paddock to begin the build-up to the autumn at Walter's satellite stable at Goulburn.

"Streama still had some residual fitness while Appearance has come back from Darley in beautiful condition," Walter said.

"There are a lot of options for mares in the autumn as well as races like the Doncaster.

"Streama could possibly step up to 2000 metres this time around."

The prize money boost to the Sydney carnival is predicted to attract strong fields and has already prompted a change of plans for the Walter-trained Goulburn Cup winner Any Day Will Do.

"Any Day Will Do is having a short let-up and she will probably go to Melbourne for a couple of mares' races," he said.

"Originally we thought the Group Two Emancipation Stakes would be the right race for her but it's now on Slipper day in between the Coolmore and the Queen Of The Turf and it might be a bit tough.

"There are a lot of good mares around but I think we might be able to find a couple of stakes races for her early."