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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.

The Magic Millions Race Day features nine 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.*

*In 2023 the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas ran on Thursday January 19 after being postponed following the weather-related abandoned Gold Coast meeting the Saturday prior. 

Offering a lucrative $3 million in prize money as of 2024, 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.

For the first time in 2024 the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winner is be guaranteed a start in Melbourne’s $3.65 million The All-Star Mile race held in 2024 on March 16 at Caulfield Racecourse.

The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024 ran on Saturday January 13, 2024 offering an unprecedented $3 million in prize money with the winner guaranteed a run in Melbourne’s 2024 All-Star Mile at Caulfield on March 16. 

After a delayed start and plenty of drama with Sydney Bowler getting cast under the barriers the 2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas was won by the in-form Robert Heathcote-trained filly Abounding ($7).

2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas
Date:	Saturday January 13, 2024
Track:	Gold Coast Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Race Type:	3YO / Set Weights + Penalties
Status:	Restricted Listed
Prize Money:	$3,000,000

2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Results

• 1st: #13 Abounding ($7)
• 2nd: #3 Sovereign Fund
• 3rd: #8 Flying Trapeze

There was plenty of pre-race drama surrounding Sydney Bowler but after a lengthy delay the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024 results eventually went the way of Rob Heathcote’s last start Listed winning filly Abounding ($7) who flashed home up the middle to beat home the boys.

Click here to read more on all the drama and the impressive 2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas win by Abounding.

2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Results & Finishing Order

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Betting

Betting on the 2024 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 2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au below.

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.

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2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Form Guide

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2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024 Tips on the $3 million summer feature this January.

• To Win: #2 Chrysaor ($5 at time of publish) – BET NOW

The Chris Waller-trained Better Than Ready colt, Chrysaor, is the deserving favourite in an open edition of the Guineas and happy to stick with him. Carries a bit of weight with 58kg here but looks a top chance to return to winning form after a narrow second in the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben last time out. Group 1 performed and a Group 2 winner having posted a close but convincing win in Sydney’s lucrative $1 million The Callander-Presnell back in late October. Fitter second-up now, has winning form up to a mile, and is drawn well in gate 8 with James McDonald in the saddle.

2024 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 2024 field of final acceptances is set for release in early January and will be published in full below.

The 2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas final field features a quality line-up of three-year-old hopefuls led in betting by the Chris Waller-trained Chrysaor who won in the $1 million Group 2 Callander-Presnell over the mile in Sydney two back.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	13116×4061	CIFRADO	Rex Lipp	Damien Thornton	7	58kg			92
2	x137x981x2	CHRYSAOR	Chris Waller	James McDonald	8	58kg			89.5
3	0x594x54x4	SOVEREIGN FUND	Peter & Paul Snowden	Tommy Berry	4	56.5kg			70
4	2x144x1	ROYAL TRIBUTE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Adam Hyeronimus	11	56.5kg			82
5	44×3231	VANQUISHED	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Blake Shinn	22	56kg			65
6	121×3391	DEFIANT SPIRIT	Stuart Kendrick	Robbie Dolan	23	56kg			73
7	34×11112	WEIGALL TIGER	Kelly Schweida	Ms Cejay Graham (a)	15	56kg			75
8	2125×61853	FLYING TRAPEZE	Gary Portelli	Tyler Schiller	18	56kg			74
9	120x7x3	VEECEE	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Michael Dee	10	56kg			73
10	111	SYDNEY BOWLER	John O’Shea	Jason Collett	17	56kg			72
11	121×404	DEEP RESPECT	Kelly Schweida	James Orman	21	56kg			69.5
12	00×2221414	THE KING	Peter & Paul Snowden	Mark Zahra	13	56kg	56.5kg		73
13	241223×121	ABOUNDING	Robert Heathcote	Martin Harley	9	54.5kg			82
14	14x9838x22	INFATUATION	Bjorn Baker	Ms Jamie Kah	12	54kg			75
15	4350×96231	TRIFLING	Helen Page	Michael Rodd	1	54kg	55kg		80
16	1215510	SUNSET DREAMING	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Harry Coffey	14	54kg			71
17	69×2115	ZOUPHORIA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	6	54kg			72
18	22x48x2x2	PURE PARADISE	Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans	Craig Williams	20	54kg
19e	1x131x36	SHOW ME MERCY	Stuart Kendrick	Ryan Maloney	16	56kg			72.5
20e	3213×4	KEENAN	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott		2	56kg			70
21e	22x5530x89	GLASS OF ROSE	Jeff Dunn	Ms Rikki Jamieson	3	54kg			62
22e	372×142	KING OF DUBAI	Jason Coyle		5	56kg			66
23e	12×4111	HELLFIRE EXPRESS	Annabel Neasham		19	56kg			72

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Nominations

Early nominations on the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas in 2024 close the December prior to the race and traditionally attract over 300 entries.

The 2024 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas nominations closed on Friday, December 1, 2023 and attracted 230 early entries including Chris Waller’s $1 million Callander-Presnell winner Chrysaor and the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Empire Of Japan.

Click here to view the full list of Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2024 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
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	Ryan Maloney	David Vandyke	57kg	1:20.98
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