Beuaituflly prepared by Michael Freedman and his team, Highness lined up in the $200,000 Listed Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic yesterday and produced a power-packed finish to cement his place in the $3m Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast in January.
Rated well by Tommy Berry behind the speed, Highness had plenty of work to do turning into the short Wyong straight, but knuckled down in tremendous style to overhaul the smart, race-fit leader Spywire and win going away. The winning time was just a tick outside that of fellow JHB Colt Partnership representative Capitalist, who took out this race in 2015.
Highness was purchase at the 2023 Magic Milions Gold Coast Yearling sale from the Segenhoe Stud draft, and is out of a half-sister to Horse of the Year Dissident. He will now likely have a barrier trial in Sydney in preparation for the Gold Coast.
Congratulations to his owners Belinda Bateman, Rob Love, Doyle’s Breeding & Racing, G1G Colts and Breeding, Marc & Lindy de Stoop, Phil & Glenda Mehrten, Jean-Dominque & Rianna Huynh, Danny & Pauline Saab, John & Frances Ingham, Gandharvi Racing and Owen & Jayne Egan.