Monkey King, who finished last in the New Zealand Cup, is under treatment for a lung infection.
Monkey King and Baileys Dream arrived back at the Pukekohe stable of Steven Reid yesterday.
"We did tests on him [Monkey King] and found the lung infection. It is not major but he will be treated," Reid said.
Reid said Monkey King would miss the $80,000 Franklin Cup on Friday week.
Baileys Dream, runner-up to Changeover in the NZ Cup, was scratched from the NZ Free-For-All on Friday due to a leg problem.
"He banged the leg [right front] in a trial at Ashburton 18 months ago and it has been an issue from time to time," Reid said.
"I will get my vet to have a look at it and hopefully with swimming he should be OK for the Auckland Cup [March 6]."
Reid has Chesterton aiming at the Franklin Cup.
Chesterton won at Alexandra Park on September 12 after a break of 20 months from racing.
Reid said the horse was not right when he dropped out to last in the Spring Cup two weeks later.
Chesterton was then spelled for three weeks.
He finished fourth in a workout at Pukekohe yesterday.
Reid said Tennis Ball was due to resume racing on December 5.
Winner of three of his four starts, Tennis Ball has not raced since May 5.
He ran third to Mr Ricky and Retail Therapy in a workout yesterday.
The Gareth Dixon-trained Mr Ricky ran the 2600m in 3.24.6, the last 800m in 58.
Mr Ricky, the winner of seven races, including four last season, has not raced since May.
David and Catherine Butt trained five winners on the 11-race card at the Manawatu meeting yesterday. The husband and wife Woodend Beach trainers were successful with Amarok, Habeebee, Prom Queen, Day Of Our Lives and Anna Livia. David drove four winners and his son, Robert, drove Prom Queen. The Butt stable has won 29 races this season.
The Butts are second in the trainers' premiership behind Mark Purdon and Grant Payne (37 wins).
Smoken Up, the Australian mile record holder, has been ruled out of the Miracle Mile on Friday week, AAP reports.
His trainer Lance Justice said Smoken Up was still hindered by an injury and would be spelled.
He was on the short list for the two remaining invitations to the Miracle Mile.
Smoken Up won the Len Smith Mile in 1.51.9 at Menangle in June.
Smoken Up travelled to Geelong for a trial on Monday but he was withdrawn when he did not strike out in his preliminary.
"He's been carrying an injury for the last couple of months. It's the equivalent to a hamstring in a footballer," Justice said.
"Once he gets under pressure he starts to feel it."
Smoken Up has won 22 of his 45 starts and $539,000 in stakes.
The connections of Blacks A Fake, Melpark Major, Auckland Reactor, Changeover, Special Albert and Be Good Johnny have accepted invitations to contest the Miracle Mile.
"Be Good Johnny hasn't raced since the end of October, but he performs best when fresh," John McCarthy, his trainer, said.
He has won the last two runnings of the race in 2005 and 06.
