When the inaugural TAB Highway Handicap was run at Randwick two years ago it was welcomed by the industry with open arms.

Class prevailed when Sydney-trained Messene delivered an emotional win for local owner George Cloros in Friday’s $150,000 Wagga Gold Cup.

A trio of Arrowfield-sired winners at Randwick on Saturday were headed by a father-and-son stakes quinella in the $150,000 Brian Crowley Stakes.

Jockey Adrian Layt will attempt to end a run of outs when he pilots Grand Proposal for his father Neville in Friday’s MTC Guineas at the Wagga Cup carnival.