Kawi is in line for a trip to Australia with options there including the group one Mackinnon Stakes in Melbourne and the Perth features - the group one Railway Stakes and the group one Kingston Town Classic, but the lure of completing the domestic Triple Crown will be hard to resist.
The six-year-old is currently in the company of outstanding performers such as Starcraft and Seachange, who both kept their hopes alive until the final contest.
Starcraft, who subsequently enjoyed European group one success, won the first two legs in 2004 before he finished runner-up to Balmuse in the closing event.
The mighty mare Seachange was twice on course to scoop the pool after she won the first two events in 2006 and in 2007, but the step up to 2000 metres in the classic proved a touch beyond her and she ran third and fourth in her attempts for glory.
The Livamol trip shouldn't be an issue for Kawi, who was caught out on a limb without cover on Saturday, but he flattened out resolutely in the straight to beat the mares Mime and Rasa Lila.
"We didn't have much luck out three wide so full credit to the horse, he dug deep," rider Leith Innes said.
- NZ Racing Desk
