One of New Zealand's elite fillies is turning her back on a $1 million race close to home for a shot at Australian glory and the future broodmare value that could hold.
Jamie Richards has confirmed to the Herald that Kahma Lass will bypass the Karaka Classic Mile at Ellerslie and head directly to Sydney.
Richards says the $8 third favourite Need I Say More will also miss the race, as he will be kept for shorter trips, suggesting the $2.50 odds around Aegon may shorten.
"The team behind Kahma Lass [Cambridge Stud] have decided they want to target Sydney, so she'll head straight there," says Richards. "So she definitely won't race here before."
Kahma Lass will travel to Sydney with stablemate Probabeel, also owned by Cambridge Stud and who has been successful securing the Australian Group 1-winning form which Kahma Lass now seeks.