Punters could see a sneak preview of the most anticipated clash of the racing summer between races at Tauranga tomorrow.
Superstar three-year-olds Legarto and Wild Night, who dominate the market for the $1 million Karaka Classic Mile next week, are set to have an exhibition gallop together.
“We are hoping to gallop them together after race one when the track isn’t too bad,” says Legarto’s cotrainer Ken Kelso.
Legarto is unbeaten in five starts and is the $1.90 favourite for the Classic at Pukekohe on Saturday week. Wild Night has been beaten only once in the first of his six starts.
It is not unusual for Kelso and Wild Night’s trainer Mark Walker to gallop their better gallopers together, with Imperatriz and Levante partnering before the former won the Railway on New Year’s Day.