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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
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

2020 Magic Millions Country Cup Results

• 1st: #12 Clockwise
• 2nd: #10 Secret Spirit
• 3rd: #6 Excelebrazione

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
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	–	–

2020 Magic Millions Country Cup Odds & Betting

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.

2020 Magic Millions Country Cup Field

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.

Magic Millions Country Cup History

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.

Magic Millions Country Cup Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
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