Magic Millions 2YO Classic

The $3M Magic Millions 2YO Classic is a lucrative Restricted Listed race run at the Gold Coast Racecourse in January as part of the Magic Millions Racing Carnival.

2024 Magic Millions Classic Results

  • 1st: #1 Storm Boy
  • 2nd: #4 Highness
  • 3rd: #2 Spywire



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.

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 10 other events including the $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m).*

*In 2023 the Magic Millions 2YO Classic ran on Thursday January 19 after being postponed following the weather-related abandoned Gold Coast meeting the Saturday prior. 

The Magic Millions Classic is also worth $3 million in prize money as of 2024 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.

The 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic ran on Saturday January 13, 2024 offering an unprecedented $3 million in total prize money and was won in runaway fashion by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained undefeated Justify colt Storm Boy ($2.50F). 

2024 Gold Coast Magic Millions Classic
Date: Saturday January 13, 2024
Track: Gold Coast Racecourse
Distance: 1200m
Conditions: 2YO – Set Weights
Status: Restricted Race
Prizemoney: $3 million
Inaugurated: 1987

2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results

  • 1st: #1 Storm Boy ($2.50F)
  • 2nd: #4 Highness
  • 3rd: #2 Spywire

Co-trainer Gai Waterhouse became a five-time Magic Millions 2YO Classic winning trainer at the Gold Coast in 2024 with her undefeated Justify colt and last start Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes champ, Storm Boy ($2.50), huge late under the guidance of Adam Hyeronimus to salute for the punters by 2.5 lengths in the $3 million showdown.

Click here to read more on the big Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2024 win by Storm Boy.

2024 Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results & Finishing Order

Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
1 1 STORM BOY Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 10 57kg $2.50F
2 4 HIGHNESS Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 2.5L 4 57kg $4.40
3 2 SPYWIRE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace James McDonald 4.8L 12 57kg $8.50
4 11 ERNO’S CUBE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 4.9L 7 55kg $11
5 8 ARABIAN SUMMER Tony & Calvin McEvoy Harry Coffey 5.2L 9 55kg $5.50
6 10 POSTER GIRL Chris Munce Robbie Dolan 7.2L 6 55kg $26
7 9 MISHANI ALOHA Les Ross Ben Thompson 7.7L 8 55kg $151
8 12 JENNI’S MEADOW Ben, Will & JD Hayes Declan Bates 8.7L 5 55kg $31
9 13 TERRITORY ASH Liam Birchley Michael Rodd 9.2L 14 55kg $101
10 15 MISHANI EXPRESS Les Ross Jake Bayliss 12.5L 16 55kg $201
11 6 VIANARRA Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young John Allen 13.8L 15 57kg $51
12 16 SHEZA CHIQUITITA Kevin Kemp Damien Thornton 13.9L 11 55kg $201
13 17e SPIRITED Chris Munce Martin Harley 14.7L 3 55kg $201
14 14 MISHANI EGO Les Ross Ms Samantha Collett 15.2L 13 55kg $201
15 5 WOLFGANG Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans Blake Shinn 26.7L 2 57kg $19
7 MISHANI HERCULES Les Ross Mark Du Plessis 0
3 PARKOUR James Cummings Ms Jamie Kah 0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Betting Odds

Betting on the 2024 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 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au for you to lock in your Magic Millions Classic betting tips at the right price will be found below as soon as available.

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.

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2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Form Guide

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2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2024 Tips on the $3 million showdown for two-year-olds this summer.

  • To Win: #1 Storm Boy ($2.30 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Top little edition of the 2YO Classic and happy to stick with the deserving favourite from the gun Waterhouse/Bott stable. Storm Boy is undefeated heading into Saturday’s $3 million feature and looks every chance to make it a flawless three-from-three start to his career. The Justify colt won on a Soft (6) at Rosehill on debut by a good margin before an enormous 2.4 length win in Eagle Farm’s Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes last start. That was on Good going but he’ll get a rain-affected track at the Gold Coast. Should handle the conditions and is proven at the six furlongs so ticks plenty of boxes.

2024 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 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Final Field will be confirmed below following acceptances. 

The Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2024 final field features a quality line-up of promising juveniles led by BJ McLachlan Stake winning colt Storm Boy for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast 2YO Classic field and betting markets.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 11 STORM BOY Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 10 57kg
2 121 SPYWIRE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace James McDonald 12 57kg
3 21 PARKOUR James Cummings Ms Jamie Kah 17 57kg
4 6×1 HIGHNESS Michael Freedman Tommy Berry 4 57kg
5 5×11 WOLFGANG Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans Blake Shinn 2 57kg
6 7432 VIANARRA Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young John Allen 15 57kg
7 4545 MISHANI HERCULES Les Ross Mark Du Plessis 1 57kg
8 2311 ARABIAN SUMMER Tony & Calvin McEvoy Harry Coffey 9 55kg
9 4115 MISHANI ALOHA Les Ross Ben Thompson 8 55kg
10 122 POSTER GIRL Chris Munce Robbie Dolan 6 55kg
11 812 ERNO’S CUBE Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Jason Collett 7 55kg
12 1 JENNI’S MEADOW Ben, Will & JD Hayes Declan Bates 5 55kg
13 2714 TERRITORY ASH Liam Birchley Michael Rodd 14 55kg
14 231246 MISHANI EGO Les Ross Ms Samantha Collett 13 55kg
15 8233325 MISHANI EXPRESS Les Ross Jake Bayliss 16 55kg
16 1747 SHEZA CHIQUITITA Kevin Kemp Damien Thornton 11 55kg
17e 3 SPIRITED Chris Munce Martin Harley (late alt) 3 55kg

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Nominations

The early 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic nominations close on Friday December 1, 2023.

The Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2024 nominations attracted 269 early entries including the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Max Lees Classic winner at Newcastle Erno’s Cube, Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate winner Dublin Down for Tony & Calvin McEvoy, and Peter & Paul Snowden’s promising I Am Invincible colt Bodyguard.

Click here to view the complete list of 2024 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), and that year’s odds-on favourite Coolangatta (2022).

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.

Magic Millions 2YO Classic Winners

Year Winner Second Third Time
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

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