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The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is the highlight event of the illustrious Gold Coast Magic Millions Racing Carnival that takes place at the Gold Coast Racecourse annually in January.

2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results

Stay tuned for the official 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic results and finishing order on Saturday January 17, 2026! 

• 1st: No. 5 Unit Five ($8)
• 2nd: No. 2 Tornado Valley
• 3rd: No. 9 By Choice

Winning Margin: 1.11 lengths

Winning Time: 1:09.71

Unit Five ($8) announced himself as a star of the future with a stunning victory in the 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic results at the Gold Coast, producing a powerful late surge under Tom Stockdale to claim the $3 million feature at just its second career start.

The Ciaron Maher-trained Supido colt settled off the speed before unleashing a sharp turn of foot, sweeping past Tornado Valley and By Choice to secure a historic win and deliver Maher his third success in the race.

The performance was all the more impressive given Unit Five’s inexperience, backing up a stylish Caulfield debut in the Victorian Magic Millions Classic to conquer one of Australia’s toughest juvenile tests, stamping himself as a major player heading toward the autumn and beyond.

Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 Results

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Final Race time: 

1st 5. Unit Five (7) J: Thomas Stockdale 57kg T: Ciaron Maher	7.50WIN	2.30PLACE
2nd 2. Tornado Valley (4) J: Ethan Brown 57kg T: Ciaron Maher	4.20WIN	1.75PLACE
3rd 9. By Choice (3) J: Jamie Melham 55kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	14.00WIN	3.60PLACE
4th 16. Double Cool (1) J: Damian Lane 55kg T: Chris & Corey Munce	51.00WIN	9.00PLACE
5th 6. Knightsbridge (6) J: James McDonald 57kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	12.00WIN	3.30PLACE
6th 1. Zip Lock (2) J: Martin Harley 57kg T: Chris & Corey Munce	3.40WIN	1.55PLACE
7th 7. Shiki (8) J: Tim Clark 55kg T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	6.50WIN	2.30PLACE
8th 12. Magritte (13) J: Mark Du Plessis 55kg T: Stephen Kirkwood	201.00WIN	23.00PLACE
9th 13. Tigroni (5) J: Zac Lloyd 55kg T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton	31.00WIN	6.50PLACE
10th 11. Mystical (10) J: Tommy Berry 55kg T: Michael Freedman	23.00WIN	5.00PLACE
11th 14. Leaves Of Lorien (11) J: Cody Collis 55kg T: James Moore	201.00WIN	23.00PLACE
12th 3. Itchintogo (9) J: Ryan Maloney 57kg T: Tony Gollan	11.00WIN	3.10PLACE
13th 15. Inhabit (12) J: Michael Rodd 55kg T: Michael Hickmott	201.00WIN	23.00PLACE

For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.ladbrokes.com.au/racing. Data retrieved: 25/02/2026 03:52:59 AM (Australia/Brisbane)

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The race is held on the highly anticipated Gold Coast Magic Millions Race Day and is open only to horses previously purchased at the Magic Millions yearling sales. The meeting became the country’s first offering $10 million in prize money in 2016 and continues to grow in prestige and stakes.

As well as the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic the meeting features nine other events including the $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m).

The Magic Millions Classic is also worth $3 million in prize money and is contested over 1200m by two-year-old Magic Millions graduates.

Horses in the Gold Coast’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic field may have had a lead-up run the month before in Sydney’s Wyong Magic Millions Classic (1100m). Another good lead-up into the lucrative $3 million feature is the Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes (1200m) in Brisbane a fortnight earlier.

Coolangatta (2021 – 2022) followed by Storm Boy (2023 – 2024) are the last two-year-olds to complete the BJ McLachlan Stakes – Magic Millions 2YO Classic double.

The best out of the Magic Millions Classic go on to have successful autumn campaigns including a possible run in the Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens. Capitalist (2016) was the last horse to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic – Golden Slipper double as a juvenile.

The 2022 Magic Millions 2YO Classic form was franked with the winning filly Coolangatta continuing on to run third in that autumn’s Golden Slipper results. She also won the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley in the spring.

In 2024 co-trainer Gai Waterhouse celebrated her record fifth Magic Millions 2YO Classic win on the Gold Coast with race favourite Storm Boy saluting for the punters.

Storm Boy franked the Magic Millions Classic 2024 form with a third in that year’s Golden Slipper Stakes results.

The 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic ran at the Gold Coast on Saturday January 17, 2026 offering $3 million in total prize money and was won in a one length upset by the Ciaron Maher trained Unit Five ($8). 

2026 Gold Coast Magic Millions Classic
Date:	Saturday January 17, 2026
Track:	Gold Coast Racecourse
Distance:	1200m
Conditions:	2YO – Set Weights
Status:	Restricted Race
Prizemoney:	$3 million
Inaugurated:	1987

2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Betting

Betting on the 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast is open months in advance of the lucrative Restricted Listed sprint feature at all-in pricing at online bookmakers around the country.

Magic Millions 2YO Classic odds firm as the likely line-up is confirmed closer to race day.

The latest 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic odds will be provided by Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Magic Millions Classic betting tips at the right price will also be available here at Races.com.au.

Coolangatta ($1.95 in 2022), the fifth filly in six years to beat home the boys heading an all-filly first four, followed by Storm Boy ($2.50 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Magic Millions 2YO Classic betting to win.

There was a notable upset in 2025 by another class filly with O’Ole ($12) defeating Memo ($4.80F) in a repeat of the all-filly Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic quinella.

2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Form Guide

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2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 Tips on the $3 million showdown for two-year-olds this summer.

2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Field

The Gold Coast’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic field attracts the best two-year-old Magic Millions graduates and is released by Racing Queensland on the Monday before the famous Magic Millions Race Day. The field capacity is 16 starters plus five emergencies.

The official 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Final Field will be confirmed below following acceptances. 

The Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 field is now out with a full line-up of hopeful juveniles led in betting by the undefeated Bjorn Baker trained Warwoven chasing a hat-trick from gate six following his recent three-length romp home at Eagle Farm.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	11	ZIP LOCK	Chris & Corey Munce	Martin Harley	3	57kg
2	312	TORNADO VALLEY	Ciaron Maher	Ethan Brown	5	57kg
3	211	ITCHINTOGO	Tony Gollan	Ryan Maloney	11	57kg
4	11	WARWOVEN	Bjorn Baker	Ms Rachel King	6	57kg
5	1	UNIT FIVE	Ciaron Maher	Thomas Stockdale	9	57kg
6	5×1	KNIGHTSBRIDGE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	James McDonald	8	57kg
7	1×41	SHIKI	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Tim Clark	10	55kg
8	12	LUMBINI	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Craig Williams	16	55kg
9	15	BY CHOICE	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Ms Jamie Melham	4	55kg
10	3×32	MASVINGO	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	12	55kg
11	22	MYSTICAL	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	13	55kg
12	3327	MAGRITTE	Stephen Kirkwood	Mark Du Plessis	17	55kg
13	233	TIGRONI	John O’Shea & Tom Charlton	Zac Lloyd	7	55kg
14	63533	LEAVES OF LORIEN	James Moore	Cody Collis	14	55kg
15	139	INHABIT	Michael Hickmott	Michael Rodd	15	55kg
16	22	DOUBLE COOL	Chris & Corey Munce	Damian Lane	2	55kg
17e	37	IRANSOFAR	Desleigh Forster	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	1	55kg
18e	33	FINE SIERRA	Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman	Tyler Schiller	18	55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Nominations

The early 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic nominations close on Friday December 5, 2025.

The official Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 nominations attracted 167 young hopefuls led in all-in betting by Too Darn Hot filly Shiki who won October’s Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes on debut for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott and Bjorn Baker’s Extreme Choice colt Paradoxium.

Click here to view the full list of 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic nominations.

Magic Millions Classic History

The Magic Millions Classic was first run in 1987 when the Sally Rogers-trained Snippets claimed victory. From 1988 through until 1991, two races were run every year, one solely for fillies. Then in 1992 there was again two Magic Millions Classic races run, one over the standard 1200m and the other over 1400m. It was in this year that Clan O’Sullivan set a time record for the race of 1:08.46, the champion horse winning both runnings of the event for 1992. A similar thing happened the following year in 1991 when star filly Bold Promise claimed victory in both the fillies and the open Magic Millions Classic races.

A host of star two-year-olds have won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast over the years including subsequent Golden Slipper champion Capitalist (2016).

The fillies have a dominant record over the colts and geldings in recent Magic Millions Classic history including wins by Houtzen (2017), Sunlight (2018), Exhilarates (2019), Away Game (2020), that year’s odds-on favourite Coolangatta (2022), and O’Ole (2025) who completed the Wyong / Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic double.

The Gold Coast’s Magic Millions Day – including the 2023 Magic Millions 2YO Classic -was abandoned after the opening two races due to ongoing rainfall, deteriorating track conditions and unsafe jockey conditions and rescheduled for the following Thursday.

The 2024 Magic Millions Classic prize purse was increased to $3 million with Gai Waterhouse training her fifth winner in Storm Boy.

In 2025 the Magic Millions Classic ran on a Friday night under the lights after the original Saturday meeting the weekend prior was washed out.

Magic Millions 2YO Classic Winners

Year	Winner	Second	Third	Time
2026	Unit Five	Tornado Valley	By Choice	1:09.71
2025	O’Ole	Memo	Gallo Nero	1:09.27
2024	Storm Boy	Highness	Spywire	1:08.00
2023	Skirt The Law	Platinum Jubilee	Summer Loving	1:09.96
2022	Coolangatta	Russian Conquest	Snitcat	1:09.04
2021	Shaquero	Alpine Edge	She’s All Class	1:10.39
2020	Away Game	Stellar Pauline	Conceited	1:09.59
2019	Exhilarates	Dubious	Hightail	1:08.95
2018	Sunlight	Fullazaboot	Outback Barbie	1:09.17
2017	Houtzen	Chauffeur	Madeenaty	1:09.49
2016	Capitalist	Nikitas	Candika	1:09.2
2015	Le Chef	Pepperano	Single Gaze	1:10.8
2014	Unencumbered	Oakleigh Girl	Ruby Soho	1:09.6
2013	Real Surreal	Sweet Idea	Missy Longstocking	1:09.98
2012	Driefontein	No Looking Back	Alezan Thunder	1:09.49
2011	Karuta Queen	Combat Kitty	Schiffer	1:11.0
2010	Military Rose	Ambers Waltz	Demanding Miss	1:10.2
2009	Phelan Ready	Paprika	Motown Lady	1:10.0
2008	Augusta Proud	She’s Meaner	High Rollin Woman	1:09.4
2007	Mimi Lebrock	Husson Lightning	Royal Asscher	1:09.9
2006	Mirror Mirror	Churchill Downs	Reigart	1:09.8
2005	Bradburys Luck	Emit Time	Snitzel	1:09.4
2004	Dance Hero	Not A Single Doubt	Marie Madeleine	1:08.7
2003	Regimental Gal	Danbird	How Funny	1:09.8
2002	Lovely Jubly	Chuckle	Cool Trent	1:09.5
2001	Excellerator	Miss Bussell	Magic Albert	1:09.7
2000	Assertive Lad	Belle Du Jour	Rapid Man	1:09.3
1999	Testa Rossa	Sally Magic	Shalt Not	1:09.5
1998	Catnipped	Spend	Phorous	1:09.0
1997	General Nediym	Special Dane	My Halo Broke	1:09.03
1996	Winger Charger	Our Banker	La Snippette	1:10.1
1995	Zephyrz	Gold Ace	Pottinger	1:09.3
1994	Brave Warrior	St. Covet	Discreet Lady	1:10.2
1993	Our Fiction	Flying Tycoon	Tiba Tiba	1:09.5
1992	Clan O’Sullivan	Guards Time	Snippets Girl	1:28.1
1992	Clan O’Sullivan	Zodiac Miss	Quick Snip	1:08.46
1991	Bold Promise	Sedgewyn	Chortle	1:09.5
1991	Bold Promise	Musical Chairs	Dangerous Seam	1:09.5
1990	St. Jude	Trustful	Quick Score	1:10.61
1990	Dancers Joy	Mahaasin	Rhythmic Charm	1:10.0
1989	Sunblazer	Scomasc	Red Rancher	1:10.4
1989	Malibu Magic	Tristanagh	Proudly	1:10.1
1988	Molokai Prince	Prince Regent	Good Time Dancer	1:11.2
1988	Sea Cabin	Regal Devotion	Mean Eyes	1:14.2
1987	Snippets	Prince Anton	Mother Duck	1:09.9