Two of the favourites for the $1million Karaka Million races at Ellerslie on Saturday are likely to miss their respective races.
And in the case of Wewillrock, equal third favourite for the Karaka Classic Mile, it is entirely by choice as his connections will target a race worth nine times less but potentially stronger.
Final entries for the glamour night of New Zealand racing were taken yesterday with fields to be declared Wednesday morning, the draws for the $1million two and three-year-old races being announced just after 11am.
It will only be then that punters and the connections of Time Flies will find out if he makes the final field for the two-year-old race as he sits 15th and last in the rankings with 14 runners.
Auckland Thoroughbred Racing's racing manager Craig Baker says indications on Tuesday from all trainers were they intended to accept with their juveniles, which would leave a full field with Times Flies the emergency.