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With just under six weeks to go until the $1m DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) and $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m), we are currently in a period of calm before the storm.
Over the last few weeks, little has changed on the order of entry lists for the eagerly-anticipated races at Ellerslie on January 23.
Top spot on the DoubleTree by Hilton Karaka Million 2YO table still belongs to Avonallo (NZ) (Belardo), the last-start winner of the Listed Welcome Stakes (1000m) at Riccarton on November 14. He has so far earned $33,750 in his three-start career.
Welcome Stakes runner-up Follow Your Dreams (NZ) (Contributer) remains in second with $32,250, ahead of the Glen Harvey-trained pair of Brix (NZ) (Sweynesse) and Miss Ipenema (NZ) (Sacred Falls), who have earned $28,700 and $18,925 respectively.
Palamos (Extreme Choice), an impressive winner of his only start on October 24, rounds out the top five with $13,050.
The only notable mover in the last couple of weeks is Taoiseach (NZ) (Highly Recommended), who made his debut in the Group Two Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1100m) at Trentham on December 5. He finished second and has moved straight into sixth spot on the table with $7,000 in stakes.