Two rookies made their claim for a possible $2 million payday at the Gold Coast in January when successful at Eagle Farm.Racing Stripes, a son of Mossman, excelled on the heavy track to score an impressive 1-1/4-length win on debut for apprentice Mitchell Wood in Saturday's G & N Walls Electrical Handicap (1000m).The colt took a while to gather momentum before going on to give Wood his second Saturday winner in eight days.Wood, 17, rode his first Saturday winner aboard the Bryan Guy-trained Cash

Two rookies made their claim for a possible $2 million payday at the Gold Coast in January when successful at Eagle Farm.

Racing Stripes, a son of Mossman, excelled on the heavy track to score an impressive 1-1/4-length win on debut for apprentice Mitchell Wood in Saturday's G & N Walls Electrical Handicap (1000m).

The colt took a while to gather momentum before going on to give Wood his second Saturday winner in eight days.

Wood, 17, rode his first Saturday winner aboard the Bryan Guy-trained Casholet at Eagle Farm last week.

Wood, the younger brother of apprentice Justin Wood, collected his seventh metropolitan win aboard Racing Stripes after starting his riding career only 14 months ago.

"He (Racing Stripes) might make a racehorse the way he won today," Wood said.

"He was one of the first out of the barriers but he took a while to get going and then got caught three deep and then started to hang out.

"Later he wanted to hang in so I gave him a squeeze in the guts and he went to the line well.

"I've never ridden in the Magic Millions but I'd love to be on him if he gets there."

Racing Stripes picked up $32,000 in prizemoney for his win, almost three times the price trainer Barry Baldwin paid for him at the Magic Millions sales.

"He's only small but I liked him when he went through the sale ring and he only cost $11,000," Baldwin said.

Racing Stripes had only one barrier trial prior to his victory when sixth over 900-metres at Doomben last month.

But it didn't prevent him having support in the betting ring where he firmed from $21 to start at $17.

"It (the win) was a bit of a surprise," Baldwin said.

"He did everything wrong in his barrier trial and he's been doing a lot wrong on the track.

"I only decided to put him in this race to give him some education.

"He's only 400-odd kilos and is only a little fella but I think he can go on now and we'd look at the Magic Millions now."

The $2 million Magic millions Classic (1200m) will be run at the Gold Coast in January.

Baldwin, who trains at Eagle Farm, hinted a gear change could be imminent for Racing Stripes whose mother Aime Sa Chevre started only once in her career, finishing near last in a Cranbourne Maiden in April 2006.

"I watched his race very closely and I think he may need a gear change for his next run before we look at the Magic Millions with him," Baldwin said.

"When he hung out it looked like he wanted to go back home to where he's stabled near the top of the straight.

"I've had a few horses of mine who have done that recently,"