Kawi's season might be over, but New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock has a Group One firmly in his sights with another emerging star of his stable.
Sharrock has confirmed a fetlock issue, which came to light after Kawi's unplaced run in last Saturday's Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, has ended the seven-time Group One winner's season.
"He's got heat and filling in a fetlock and while it's not serious, he's too good a horse to be mucking around with for a couple of weeks trying to get another run out of this campaign," he said.
"He's up at the Hamilton Vet Clinic and they are happy with him. It's nothing major, but enough to back off him for the season. We're pulling out at the right time and this way he can come back and have a really good year as an eight-year-old."
Sharrock's Group One focus now switches to his Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) favourite Ladies First, who tackles right-handed racing for the first time in today's Westinghouse Nathan's Memorial (2400m) at Ellerslie.
