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The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas is a $3 million race run at the Gold Coast in January on Magic Millions Race Day each summer.
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The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas is one of the major races held during the coveted Gold Coast Magic Millions Racing Carnival each January at Queensland’s Gold Coast Racecourse.
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas results and finishing order on Saturday January 17, 2026.
- 1st: No. 4 Torque To Be Sure ($13)
- 2nd: No. 1 Ninja
- 3rd: No. 6 Spanish Treasure
Winning Margin: 0.76 lengths
Winning Time: 1:21.82
Matthew Dunn’s progressive Shamus Award gelding Torque To Be Sure ($13) had to earn the 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas twice, first on the track and then in the stewards’ room, ultimately surviving a post-race protest to keep his place in the history books when breaking his maiden status in the event.
After producing a powerful, sustained run to edge clear late, the gelding found himself the subject of an objection from the runner-up – beaten favourite Ninja – whose hoop alleged interference in the straight after the two horses had a bump.
The stewards deliberated but found no grounds to overturn the result despite controversy over jockey Ben Melham’s winning ride, confirming Torque To Be Sure as the rightful winner of the $3 million feature.
The decision capped a dramatic finish to a high-pressure race and added an extra layer of grit to a performance that already showcased his maturity, toughness, and rising-star credentials.
| 4. Torque To Be Sure (15) J: Ben Melham56kg x4262T: Matthew Dunn | ||
| 1. Ninja (17) J: Tommy Berry57kg 11x31T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 6. Spanish Treasure (12) J: Ryan Maloney56kg 23x41T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 16. Crash The Party (16) J: Daniel Moor54kg x4330T: Toby Edmonds | ||
| 3. Damien (5) J: Zac Lloyd56kg x3256T: Kris Lees | ||
| 10. Memo (8) J: James McDonald55kg 925x3T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 11. Icarian Dream (4) J: Jamie Melham55kg 76433T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 8. Cellarmaster (11) J: Damian Lane56kg 4x51T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 14. Hi Barbie (13) J: Craig Williams54.5kg 6x659T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 9. Jimmy's Brother (7) J: Angela Jones56kg 8x511T: David Vandyke | ||
| 13. Dragonne Rouge (6) J: Michael Rodd54.5kg 115x8T: Shaun Dwyer | ||
| 5. Saxobushi (9) J: Andrew Mallyon56kg 1x311T: Kris Lees | ||
| 15. Adorable Thought (1) J: Robbie Dolan54kg 3x13T: Barry Lockwood & Emma-Jane Vincent | ||
| 12. Recuperato (14) J: Ben Thompson55kg 9x028T: Peter Gelagotis | ||
| 7. Benevac (3) J: Tim Clark56kg 31x24T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 17. Norty Forty (2) J: Rachel King54kg 7123xT: Kevin Kemp | ||
| 2. O' Ole (10) J: Ethan Brown56kg 1x044T: Bjorn Baker |
The Magic Millions Race Day features ten Restricted events open only to Magic Millions Sales graduates with the line-up headlined by the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) and the Magic Millions Guineas for three-year-olds.
Offering a lucrative $3 million in prize money, the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas holds Restricted Listed status and is contested at set weights plus penalties over 1400m.
The Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas field features a host of top gallopers coming off an earlier summer run in lead-up races like the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate (1300m) run at the Gold Coast on Boxing Day each December.
Both Boomsara (2019) and Pierata (2018) came off a lead-up win in the following year’s Vo Rogue Plate before their respective Magic Millions 3YO Guineas victories. For a third straight season, the 2020 Magic Millions Guineas winner Alligator Blood also came off a lead-up win in the Vo Rogue Plate.
Fashion Legend (2023) was the last Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winner to have won the previous month’s Vo Rogue Plate at his last start.
Alternatively, the three-year-olds in the race could be first-up after their spring campaigns that could have seen them run in races like the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) in late November or early December in Melbourne. The Wyong Magic Millions 3YO & 4YO Stakes (1200m) in December is another traditional lead-up to the lucrative race in Queensland the following month.
After the Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast many horses go on to contest autumn races including the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in Melbourne in early March.
Alligator Blood won the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas – Australian Guineas double, however was later disqualified from his win in the former stripped of his 2020 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas win due to a positive test to a banned substance.
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 ran at the Gold Coast on Saturday January 17, 2026 offering $3 million in prize money and was won in a tight upset by Torque To Be Sure ($13) who survived a post-race protest from the beaten favourite Ninja to hold onto the title.
| 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday January 17, 2026 |
| Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | 3YO / Set Weights + Penalties |
| Status: | Restricted Listed |
| Prize Money: | $3,000,000 |
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Betting
Betting on the 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas at Queensland’s Gold Coast Racecourse is open weeks out from the event and Magic Millions odds firm closer to the January race day.
Check out the latest all-in 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas odds at Ladbrokes.com.au with markets also published here at Races.com.au.
Alligator Blood saluted for the punters as the odds-on favourite in the 2020 edition of the race before being subsequently disqualified.
King Of Sparta ($4 in 2022) is the last favourite in Magic Millions 3YO Guineas betting to salute for the punters. King Of Sparta would return on Magic Millions Day the next two years running and go back-to-back in the Magic Millions Snippets.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Fashion Legend winning at Magic Millions 3YO Guineas odds of $21, and again in 2025 by Bosustow ($13).
In 2026, Torque To Be Sure survived a post-race protest to salute in an upset at $13 over the beaten odds-on favourite Ninja ($1.60).
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Form Guide
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2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 Tips on the $3 million summer feature this January.
Best Bet: No. 6 Spanish Treasure (Each Way)
SPANISH TREASURE (12) is our early market mover for the Guineas and I’m happy to follow the money trail on this in-form Gollan hopeful.
The Pierata gelding is still huge value at around $15 at time of publish and is proven here at the Gold Coast after a lovely 1.4 length win from a wide alley in last weekend’s Magic Millions Maiden Plate to get that all-important win on the board.
Returns to the track and trip on the quick back-up, benefits from having shrugged off his maiden status and arrives fit and confident.
The talented Ryan Maloney takes the ride on this underrated fancy, and he’s got a gun strike-rate for Gollan.
Conditions suit, looks ideally placed here and shouldn’t be discounted.
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6. Spanish Treasure (12)
J: Ryan Maloney56kg
23×41T: Tony Gollan
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2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Field
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas field has a capacity of 18 starters plus five emergencies and is restricted to three-year-olds out of the Magic Millions sales.
The official Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 field of final acceptances is set for release in early January and will be published in full below.
The 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas final field features a smart line-up of young gallopers led in betting by Michael Freedman’s odds-on fancy Ninja – drawn wide out in gate 17 – coming off a nearly five-length demolition job in the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm.
Click here to read more on the key runners in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 field and betting markets.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 311×31 | NINJA | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 17 | 57kg | 84 | ||
| 2 | 25151×044 | O’ OLE | Bjorn Baker | Jason Collett | 10 | 56kg | 86 | ||
| 3 | 19186×3256 | DAMIEN | Kris Lees | Zac Lloyd | 5 | 56kg | 72 | ||
| 4 | x2858x4262 | TORQUE TO BE SURE | Matthew Dunn | Ben Melham | 15 | 56kg | |||
| 5 | 7x81x311 | SAXOBUSHI | Kris Lees | Andrew Mallyon | 9 | 56kg | 69 | ||
| 6 | 223×41 | SPANISH TREASURE | Tony Gollan | Ryan Maloney | 12 | 56kg | 68.5 | ||
| 7 | 8x31x24 | BENEVAC | Ciaron Maher | Tim Clark | 3 | 56kg | 68 | ||
| 8 | 4×51 | CELLARMASTER (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Damian Lane | 11 | 56kg | 65 | ||
| 9 | 8×511 | JIMMY’S BROTHER | David Vandyke | Ms Angela Jones | 7 | 56kg | 64 | ||
| 10 | 2818x925x3 | MEMO | Peter Snowden | James McDonald | 8 | 55kg | 56kg | 83.5 | |
| 11 | 4210×76433 | ICARIAN DREAM | Ciaron Maher | Ms Jamie Melham | 4 | 55kg | 76 | ||
| 12 | 5319×028 | RECUPERATO | Peter Gelagotis | Ben Thompson | 14 | 55kg | 75 | ||
| 13 | 1115×8 | DRAGONNE ROUGE | Shaun Dwyer | Michael Rodd | 6 | 54.5kg | 73.5 | ||
| 14 | 6x6506x659 | HI BARBIE | Tony Gollan | Craig Williams | 13 | 54.5kg | 66 | ||
| 15 | 3×13 | ADORABLE THOUGHT | Barry Lockwood & Emma-Jane Vincent | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 54kg | 67 | ||
| 16 | 328×4330 | CRASH THE PARTY | Toby Edmonds | Daniel Moor | 16 | 54kg | |||
| 17 | 257123x | NORTY FORTY | Kevin Kemp | Ms Rachel King | 2 | 54kg | 60 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Nominations
Early nominations on the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas in 2026 close the December prior to the race and traditionally attract over 300 entries.
The official 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas nominations attracted a bumper 182 hopefuls led in all-in betting by Chris & Corey Munce’s outstanding Group 1 JJ Atkins winning colt Cool Archie who won five on the trot last time in.
Click here to view the full list of Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2025 nominations.
Gold Coast Magic Millions Guineas History
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas at the Gold Coast was first run in 2001 and won by Paradiddle. The race was formerly known as the Magic Millions Trophy before being renamed in 2011. The first Queensland-trained Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winner was in 2007 when Gold Edition finally scored a victory for the home state.
Other notable Gold Coast Magic Millions Guineas winners over the years include Ha Ha (2002), Graceful Anna (2010), Sweet Idea (2014), Mahuta (2016), and Alligator Blood (2020*).
*Alligator Blood was subsequently stripped of his 2020 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas win with the horse disqualified due to a positive test to a banned substance. Original runner-up Eleven Eleven was subsequently declared as the official Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winner for 2020 the following July.
The Gold Coast’s million Magic Millions Day – including the 2023 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas – was abandoned after the opening two races due to ongoing rainfall, deteriorating track conditions and unsafe jockey conditions and rescheduled for the following Thursday.
Abounding is the latest Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winning filly saluting in 2024 after a lengthy delay following the late scratching of Sydney Bowler who reared and became cast under the gates.
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Winners
See below for a full list of Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winners going back to 2001 including winning jockeys, trainers and times.
| Year | Horse | Race Name | Distance | Jockey | Trainer/s | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Torque To Be Sure | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Ben Melham | Matthew Dunn | 56kg | 1:21.82 |
| 2025 | Bosustow | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Joshua Parr | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 56kg | 1:21.91 |
| 2024 | Abounding | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Martin Harley | Robert Heathcote | 54.5kg | 1:21.34 |
| 2023 | Fashion Legend | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Joshua Parr | Richard & Will Freedman | 57kg | 1:23.02 |
| 2022 | King Of Sparta | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Nash Rawiller | Peter & Paul Snowden | 56kg | 1:20.75 |
| 2021 | Aim | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | James McDonald | Peter & Paul Snowden | 56kg | 1:22.43 |
| 2020 | Alligator Blood (Subsequently Disqualified)Eleven Eleven (New champion) | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | ||||
| 2019 | Boomsara | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Tim Clark | Chris Munce | 57kg | 1:21.13 |
| 2018 | Pierata | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | C. Brown | G. Hickman | 57kg | 1:21.02 |
| 2017 | Flying Jess | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | T. Angland | J. Moloney | 55kg | 1:21.23 |
| 2016 | Mahuta | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | B. Rawiller | D. Weir | 58 | 1:21.57 |
| 2015 | Deiheros | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | R. McMahon | L. Kennewell | 57 | 1.23.15 |
| 2014 | Sweet Idea | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | J. McDonald | G. Waterhouse | 56 | 1.20.78 |
| 2013 | Saluter | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | D. Browne | J. McLachlan | 57 | 1.21.85 |
| 2012 | Punch On | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | P. Hammersley | P. Balzen | 56 | 1.22.26 |
| 2011 | Torio’s Quest | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | H. Bowman | B. Partelle | 56 | 1.22.93 |
| 2010 | Graceful Anna | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | P. Robl | D. Pfeiffer | 55 | 1.22.56 |
| 2009 | Tempest Tost | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | D. Gauci | G. White | 54 | 1.23.13 |
| 2008 | Heart of the Citi | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | B. Pengelly | P. Duff | 56.5 | 1.21.93 |
| 2007 | Gold Edition | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | D. Beadman | R. Maund | 55 | 1.21.07 |
| 2006 | Tereschenko | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | C. Newitt | P. Moody | 55.5 | 1.21.67 |
| 2005 | Tippitaka | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | C. Brown | T. McEvoy | 55.5 | 1.21.75 |
| 2004 | Jamieson Valley | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | D. Beadman | J. Hawkes | 55.5 | 1.21.33 |
| 2003 | Biaggio | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | S. Galloway | G. Waterhouse | 55.5 | 1.21.58 |
| 2002 | Ha Ha | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | J. Cassidy | G. Waterhouse | 55 | 1.20.38 |
| 2001 | Paradiddle (NZ) | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | B. Prebble | D. Lawson | 55.5 | 1.21.88 |
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