New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards is watching the Sydney weather maps in order to determine whether his star two-year-filly Probabeel takes her place in the G1 Champagne Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Te Akau picked up the trifecta in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) last month and they are looking at repeating that result in another juvenile race at Matamata on Saturday.

The heavyweights of New Zealand racing and breeding joined forces to win the $1 million Karaka Million 2YO at Ellerslie on Saturday.

With fields shaping up for the Karaka Million races at Ellerslie on Saturday, the performances of the runners that have placed them high in the order of entry are adding to value of their relations catalogued for Karaka 2019.

詹姆斯·麦克唐纳下周六将放弃悉尼的凯灵顿锦标赛会，去新西兰参加卡拉卡百万赛。