A strong contingent of Karaka graduates and New Zealand-breds will take on the world in Sunday’s Longines Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin.

Gun Pit will not board a plane for Korea this weekend after connections opted against pressing on with the dirt track star’s assault on the inaugural KOR G1 Korea Cup (1800m, sand) at Seoul racecourse on Sunday, 11 September.

Australian-trained duo Suavito and Bow Creek have secured invitations to Hong Kong for the 2016 Champions Mile.

Gun Pit had a point to prove in the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge Round 3 at Meydan and prove it he did.

Brett Prebble will fly in from Hong Kong to ride the Gai Waterhouse-trained River Wild in Saturday’s Australian Guineas at Flemington in a bid to win the race for the second successive year for the Sydney trainer.