Spurtastic gave his connections plenty to cheer about this afternoon when he scored a runaway win in the $100,000 Magic Millions Rockhampton 2YO Classic (1200m).
In a dominant on speed performance, Spurtastic cruised home under Jim Byrne to win by three lengths.
Spurtastic is trained at Peachester Lodge by highly regarded Queensland horseman Col Williamson.
“I’d say he’s the best horse I’ve trained,” Williamson said. “I’ve got a really good opinion of him and I think he’s going to make into a really nice three-year-old.”
Williamson said he would wait and see how Spurtastic pulled up before deciding what his immediate future held.
“Further down the track we’ll set him for the $1 million Magic Millions 3YO Trophy at the Gold Coast,” he added.
The win was the second in three starts for Spurtastic. Two runs back he demoralised his rivals with a three and a quarter length win at the Sunshine Coast in March.
In between that win and his victory this afternoon Spurtastic ran a handy fifth behind the highly promising Show a Prince at Doomben.
Carrying the familiar Shoot Out colours of Linda and Graham Huddy, Spurtastic was purchased for $185,000 from last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
At the winning post in today’s feature event the well backed Spurtastic ($5.50-$4.60) held a three length margin over the favourite Aquatorial ($1.80 fav).
Trump ($10-$11) was another half length back in third place for Shane Scriven and Robert Heathcote.
Spurtastic is a son of Danehill’s Golden Slipper winning sire son Flying Spur and from the former quality racemare Brief Embrace.
A daughter of Irgun and a Magic Millions graduate in her own right, Brief Embrace won four races – including two in her first season.
At two she won a Group Three Blue Diamond Prelude and Debutante Stakes at Caulfield and was a second placegetter in the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes.
She trained on to win a Cockram Stakes at listed level at three.
Further back hers is the family of Ringa Ringa Rosie, a stakes winner and Group One placegetter, Ringa Ringa Rosie – who is catalogued for June’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast.
