A tilt at the equal richest three-year-old race in the country could be on the cards for impressive 2000 Guineas winner, Madison County.
That was the initial thought of trainer Murray Baker as he took stock of the results for all three of the runners he and training partner Andrew Forsman lined-up in Saturday's Group One feature at Riccarton.
A $36,000 purchase during the Select session of the 2017 NZ Bloodstock National Yearling Sale, Madison County is eligible to contest the $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600) at Ellerslie in January.
"He's a very talented individual, who put in a top performance to win on Saturday," Baker said.
"It's never easy to travel them all the way down there and have them produce their best.