High class Kiwi three-year-old Platinum Invador is set to join the growing list of New Zealand stars heading to Sydney for The Championships.

Top class Foxwedge mare Volpe Veloce underlined her love affair with Ellerslie when she claimed her fifth victory from six starts at the venue in the G2 Westbury Classic on Saturday.

Class performer Five To Midnight opened Karaka Million night at Ellerslie with an impressive display of his staying prowess when he took out the CollinsonForex Karaka Cup (2200m).

The worth of Queensland-based stallion Domesday soared on Saturday after his son Extra Brut won the historic Victoria Derby at Flemington.

A typically heady ride from top Central Districts jockey Johnathan Parkes paved the way for the ultra-consistent Five To Midnight to take out the Listed Ricoh Feilding Gold Cup (2100m) at Awapuni.