Two brilliant three-year-olds cast themselves as potential Guineas winners with victories at Te Rapa yesterday, but only one will get the opportunity to fulfil that promise.
The filly Legarto and gelding Wild Night were stunning winning the Soliloquy Stakes and Sarten Memorial, storming home like horses ready to take out the classics at Riccarton over Cup week.
But while Legarto will venture south, Wild Night will not, and is heading for a short spell.
Wild Night not only came from last but stormed past his Karaka Million-winning stablemate and favourite Dynastic to make it three wins on end.
But Wild Night won't get his shot at the 2000 Guineas in just two weeks, even though he was the $6 second favourite after yesterday's win.