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The Gold Coast Magic Millions Country Cup is one of the lucrative restricted Magic Millions Races run during the January carnival in Queensland each summer.
The Magic Millions Country Cup is one of the feature races run at the Gold Coast Racecourse in Queensland each January having been moved from the major $10 million Magic Millions Gold Coast Race Day to it’s own meeting at the Gold Coast track a week earlier.
Previously held on the same day as the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas – both worth $2 million in prize money, from 2020 the Magic Millions Country Cup runs the week prior and offers $250,000 in prize money. It is the equal richest race on the program along with the $250,000 The Wave (1800m) for three and four-year-olds that took place for the first time in 2020 as a potential lead-up to the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2400m) seven days later.
Run under quality handicap conditions the race is a 1200m sprint for Magic Millions graduates only. There are other special conditions around this race with horses that have won a race at a Metropolitan status meeting in Australia within the preceding two years ineligible to compete in the Magic Millions Country Cup field. Horses must also have started in a minimum of five Provincial or Country level races in the 12 months leading up to the nomination deadline.
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Country Cup 2020 ran on Saturday January 4, 2020 and was won in an upset by Smart Missile mare Clockwise.
2020 Magic Millions Country Cup | |
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Date: | Saturday January 4, 2020 |
Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | Quality Handicap (Low: 54kg – High: 61kg) |
Status: | Restricted – Special Conditions |
Prize Money: | $250,000 |
Tony Webb’s Toowoomba-trained Smart Missile mare improved on a lead-up second at Eagle Farm to take out her Gold Coast debut in the 2020 Magic Millions Cup results, the $11 pop boasting a length on the line over Secret Spirit ($6) ahead of the $31 roughie chance Excelebrazione who ran third ahead of the beaten favourite The Pines.
Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
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1 | 12 | CLOCKWISE | Tony Webb | Nathan Evans | – | 1 | 54kg | $11 |
2 | 10 | SECRET SPIRIT | David Vandyke | Jake Bayliss | 1L | 3 | 55kg | $6 |
3 | 6 | EXCELEBRAZIONE | Peter & Will Hulbert | Adin Thompson (a) | 1.2L | 12 | 55.5kg | $31 |
4 | 5 | THE PINES | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Ryan Maloney | 1.4L | 8 | 56kg | $2.25F |
5 | 15 | RAMTASTIC | Kelly Schweida | Mark Du Plessis | 1.7L | 15 | 54kg | $16 |
6 | 3 | SPACE TIME | Janel Ryan | Chris Whiteley | 2.7L | 6 | 57kg | $31 |
7 | 1 | POLAR BLAST | Janel Ryan | Robert Thompson | 2.9L | 10 | 59kg | $18 |
8 | 7 | THREE SHEETS | Jeremy Sylvester | Larry Cassidy | 3L | 4 | 55.5kg | $41 |
9 | 4 | COLPO DI TAMBURO | Leo Roche | Micheal Hellyer | 5.5L | 14 | 56kg | $31 |
10 | 13 | VICTORY TOAST | Beau Gorman | Miss Zoe White (a) | 5.6L | 13 | 54kg | $201 |
10 | 9 | HE’S A MORAL | David Reynolds | Ms Leeanne McCoy | 5.6L | 11 | 55kg | $151 |
12 | 11 | LE DRAMA | Darryl Hansen | Luke Tarrant | 6.1L | 9 | 54.5kg | $41 |
13 | 14 | IBINI | Brett Cavanough | Glen Boss | 7.35L | 5 | 54kg | $21 |
14 | 8 | CONCA DEL SOGNO | Tim Cook | Les Tilley | 7.45L | 16 | 55kg | $101 |
15 | 16 | WILDWOOD JADE | Jason Warren | Robbie Fradd | 7.65L | 7 | 54kg | $21 |
16 | 2 | ELIXIR | Les Kelly | Brad Stewart | 9.15L | 2 | 58.5kg | $8.50 |
– | 19e | BOOM BOY | Tony Gollan | Baylee Nothdurft (a) | – | 0 | – | – |
– | 20e | SAN PIERRE | Angela Plumb | – | – | 0 | – | – |
– | 17e | WEBOUGHTAZOU | David Vandyke | – | – | 0 | – | – |
– | 18e | CAVELLTON | Adrian Coome | – | – | 0 | – | – |
The latest Magic Millions Country Cup 2020 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be available below as soon as markets on the January feature are out.
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Country Cup 2020 field has a capacity of 16 starters plus five emergencies and is set for release the Wednesday ahead of the race.
The Magic Millions Country Cup was previously run on the $10 million Magic Millions Race Day in mid-January before being moved to its own feature meeting at the Gold Coast a week earlier for the first time in 2020. It was first run under the current conditions in 2016 with the Joe Cleary-trained War Jet the inaugural winner.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 Magic Millions Country Cup |
1st | Clockwise | 1 minute 9.06 seconds |
2nd | Secret Spirit | ||
3rd | Excelebrazione | ||
2019 Magic Millions Country Cup |
1st | Mr Markou | 1 minute 08.82 seconds |
2nd | Reckless Choice | ||
3rd | Stanley Park | ||
2018 Magic Millions Country Cup |
1st | Zafina | 1 minute 9.40 seconds |
2nd | Suggan Buggan | ||
3rd | He’s A Moral | ||
2017 Magic Millions Country Cup |
1st | Irish Constabulary | 1 minute 9.36 seconds |
2nd | Lomazzo | ||
3rd | Upstart | ||
2016 Magic Millions Country Cup |
1st | War Jet | 1 minute 8.91 seconds |
2nd | Three Sheets | ||
3rd | Star Wars |