Champion greyhound Little Mother will now remain in New Zealand with her new target being the group 1 Spion Rose Cup at Wanganui's Hatrick Raceway where the $35,000 final will be decided on December 16.
Sydney owner Gordon Sciberras said during a pre-New Zealand Cup function in Christchurch on Wednesday that his charge was "racing so well at the moment and that has forced me to have a rethink about her immediate plans".
"Lisa Ahern and Brendon Cole have done such a fantastic job with her, in fact, Little Mother has become part of their family.
"How can I take her away from them at this stage? After all, there's no comeback from retirement at her age.
"She can stay to contest the Spion Rose Cup series and I will re-evaluate the options available to her after that."