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The Magic Millions Cup is a $1 million race held at Queensland’s Gold Coast Racecourse in January on the iconic $11.75 million Magic Millions Race Day.

The jewel of the Magic Millions Racing Carnival, the meeting is host to nine Restricted races open only to Magic Millions graduates including the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) and the $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m). Another highlight on the Gold Coast race card at the summer race day is the Restricted Listed Magic Millions Cup run under quality handicap conditions over 1400m.*

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

Horses may come into the Magic Millions Gold Coast Cup field via an earlier summer lead-up in Queensland including the Group 3 George Moore Stakes (1200m) and the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes at Doomben in December. Vinco ran fifth in the Lough Neagh Stakes before his upset win in the 2023 Magic Millions Cup.

Sydney’s Group 2 $2 million The Ingham Stakes (1600m) – formerly the Villiers Stakes – at Randwick is also a good Magic Millions Cup lead-up and in 2015 Strawberry Boy ran third in the former and runner-up in the latter.

The riches of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival often calls graduates of the Magic Millions Cup with races like the Group 2 QTC Cup (1300m) and the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm – now worth $3 million and sponsored by Ladbrokes.com.au – make nice upcoming targets later in the year.

The 2022 Magic Millions Cup form was franked with the winner Eleven Eleven going on to run third in that winter’s Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) in Brisbane behind the Magic Millions Cup third place-getter Apache Chase.

The rescheduled Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup 2023  ran on Thursday January 19, 2023 following the abandoned meeting on January 14th and was won in an upset by the Tony Gollan-trained Vinco ($21). 

2023 Magic Millions Cup
Date:	Thursday January 19, 2023
Track:	Gold Coast Racecourse
Distance:	1425m
Race Type:	Qlty Hcp
Status:	Restricted Listed
Prize Money:	$1,000,000

2023 Magic Millions Cup Results

• 1st: #10 Vinco ($21)
• 2nd: #5 Oscar Zulu
• 3rd: #3 Holyfield

Brisbane horseman Tony Gollan capped off a memorable Magic Millions Day following his victory in the $2 million MM 2YO Classic with Skirt The Law when taking out the last with Vinco ($21) scoring an upset in the 2023 Magic Millions Cup results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	10	VINCO	Tony Gollan	Ben Thompson		8	54kg		$21
	2	5	OSCAR ZULU	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.8L	1	57.5kg		$3.60F
	3	3	HOLYFIELD	Annabel Neasham	Brodie Loy	1L	12	59kg		$7
	4	19e	PALLADAS	Tony Gollan	Jason Collett	2L	13	54kg		$10
	5	12	EDISON	John Smerdon	Michael Cahill	2.1L	7	54kg		$61
	6	1	VEGA ONE	Tony Gollan	Ms Jamie Kah	2.2L	9	60.5kg		$9
	7	8	LOVE TAP	Richard & Will Freedman	Tim Clark	2.7L	5	54.5kg		$7.50
	8	11	AMISH BOY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Brenton Avdulla	2.8L	3	54kg (cd 54.5kg)		$12
	9	17e	ANIMATE	Kris Lees	Craig Williams	3.6L	4	54kg		$21
	10	2	EMERALD KINGDOM	Desleigh Forster	Jim Byrne	4.9L	6	60kg		$10
	11	7	SUPERIUM	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	7.4L	11	55kg		$10
	12	13	REDOUBLE	Sonja Kumpikas	Mrs Stephanie Thornton	7.5L	2	54kg		$101
	13	14	KING OF HASTINGS	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ms Rachel King	16.8L	10	54kg		$26
		18e	SHAQUERO	Chris Waller			0
		9	BLONDEAU	Chris Waller			0
		20e	ABOVE AND BEYOND	Gary Portelli			0
		6	AXE	Jack Bruce	Craig Williams		0
		4	KIKU	Chris Waller			0
		15	BROOKSPIRE	Chris Waller			0
		16e	PETRONIUS	Barry Lockwood	Jaden Lloyd (a)		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Magic Millions Cup Betting Odds

The latest Magic Millions Cup odds 2023 will be listed below as soon as available along with market links to Ladbrokes.com.au to lock in your Magic Millions Cup betting tips at the right price.

Vega One ($3.30 in 2020) was the last favourite in Magic Millions Cup betting to salute for the punters.

There was a notable upset in 2023 with Vinco winning at Magic Millions Cup odds of $21.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 MAGIC MILLIONS CUP ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Magic Millions Cup Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 MAGIC MILLIONS CUP FORM GUIDE

Tips on the $1 million summer showdown at the Gold Coast this January.

• To Win: #16  Petronius  ($8.50 at time of publish) 

Barry Lockwood’s in-form Redoute’s Choice six-year-old is now in the field following a host of early withdrawals and looks a winning hope at a nice price. Gets the run of the race from a favourable alley and has won two of his last three starts. Up in grade here but right down in the weights with just 54kg. Carried more to victory at Doomben after an on-speed run last time out, is proven at the distance and can surprise a few here in an open race.

2023 Magic Millions Cup Field

The Magic Millions Cup field features a quality list of Magic Millions qualified gallopers chasing the big money in the January clash and is restricted to 16 runners plus five emergencies.

The official Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup 2023 field and barriers are released on Wednesday January 11, 2023 and will be published in full below.

The 2023 Magic Millions Cup final field is now out with markets led by Emerald Kingdom carrying 60kg and coming off a lead-up win in Doomben’s The Buffering.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	62412x00x7	VEGA ONE	Tony Gollan	Ms Jamie Kah	11	60.5kg			107
2	9×70418161	EMERALD KINGDOM	Desleigh Forster	Jim Byrne	8	60kg			106
3	x44176x123	HOLYFIELD	Annabel Neasham	Brodie Loy	14	59kg			104
4	0515x179x4	KIKU	Chris Waller		15	58kg			106
5	0324432×10	OSCAR ZULU	Chris Waller	James McDonald	1	57.5kg			101
6	2x598x2123	AXE	Jack Bruce	Craig Williams	16	55kg			96
7	34266×0051	SUPERIUM	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tommy Berry	13	55kg			96
8	3x08184x10	LOVE TAP	Richard & Will Freedman	Tim Clark	7	54.5kg			95
9	8x1550x030	BLONDEAU	Chris Waller		19	54kg			94
10	108102×955	VINCO	Tony Gollan	Ben Thompson	10	54kg			94
11	2970×56545	AMISH BOY	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Brenton Avdulla	5	54kg			92
12	063717×700	EDISON	John Smerdon	Michael Cahill	9	54kg			92
13	x04x0660x0	REDOUBLE	Sonja Kumpikas	Mrs Stephanie Thornton	3	54kg			92
14	09x780x366	KING OF HASTINGS	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Ms Rachel King	12	54kg			91
15	x2124x80x7	BROOKSPIRE	Chris Waller		17	54kg			89.5
16e	010650×121	PETRONIUS	Barry Lockwood	Jaden Lloyd (a), (late alt)	4	54kg			89.5
17e	4x68x0x004	ANIMATE	Kris Lees	Craig Williams (late alt)	6	54kg			87.5
18e	x068x70x69	SHAQUERO	Chris Waller		18	54kg			86
19e	x442045x12	PALLADAS	Tony Gollan	Jason Collett	20	54kg			85
20e	30447×8571	ABOVE AND BEYOND	Gary Portelli		2	54kg			74.5

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Magic Millions Cup Nominations

The Magic Millions Cup 2023 nominations are out the week of the race and will be updated in full below.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	9×70418161	EMERALD KINGDOM	G	8	Desleigh Forster	1	60kg	60kg		106
2	33×6463681	THE ASTROLOGIST	G	6	Leon & Troy Corstens	2	61kg	61kg		108
3	62412x00x7	VEGA ONE	G	7	Tony Gollan	3	60.5kg	60.5kg		107
4	81x430x5L9	ELEVEN ELEVEN	G	6	Gregory Hickman	4=	60kg	60kg		106
5	0515x179x4	KIKU	M	5	Chris Waller	4=	58kg	58kg		106
6	x44176x123	HOLYFIELD	G	5	Annabel Neasham	6	59kg	59kg		104
7	2121011×85	TAKSU	G	7	Joseph Pride	7	58kg	58kg		102
8	0324432×10	OSCAR ZULU	G	5	Chris Waller	8	57.5kg	57.5kg		101
9	2x598x2123	AXE	G	6	Jack Bruce	9=	55kg	55kg		96
10	34266×0051	SUPERIUM	G	6	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	9=	55kg	55kg		96
11	3x08184x10	LOVE TAP	G	5	Richard & Will Freedman	11	54.5kg	54.5kg		95
12	8x1550x030	BLONDEAU	G	5	Chris Waller	12=	54kg	54kg		94
13	108102×955	VINCO	G	6	Tony Gollan	12=	54kg	54kg		94
14	112x9x6518	ME ME LAGARDE	M	4	Toby & Trent Edmonds	14	54kg	51.5kg		93
15	2970×56545	AMISH BOY	G	5	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	15=	54kg	53kg		92
16	063717×700	EDISON	G	6	John Smerdon	15=	54kg	53kg		92
17	x04x0660x0	REDOUBLE	G	9	Sonja Kumpikas	15=	54kg	53kg		92
18	41224134×1	SNOWZONE	G	6	Kris Lees	15=	54kg	53kg		92
19	09x780x366	KING OF HASTINGS	G	6	Anthony & Sam Freedman	19	54kg	52.5kg		91
20	x2124x80x7	BROOKSPIRE	M	5	Chris Waller	20=	54kg	49.5kg		89.5
21	010650×121	PETRONIUS	G	6	Barry Lockwood	20=	54kg	51.5kg		89.5
22	x6958x6142	SPACEBOY	G	6	Gary Portelli	20=	54kg	51.5kg		89.5
23	4x68x0x004	ANIMATE	G	6	Kris Lees	23	54kg	50.5kg		87.5
24	x068x70x69	SHAQUERO	H	4	Chris Waller	24	54kg	50kg		86
25	41270×0189	CONSTANT FLIGHT	G	8	Cameron Crockett	25=	54kg	49.5kg		85
26	x442045x12	PALLADAS	G	5	Tony Gollan	25=	54kg	49.5kg		85
27	2434×21141	ALBURQ	G	6	Brian J Smith	27=	54kg	49kg		84
28	32x8x61210	ARENTEE	G	4	Chris Meagher	27=	54kg	49kg		84
29	10448×6554	DR WHY NOT	G	6	Lindsay Gough	29	54kg	47.5kg		81
30	5×88301111	SMART IMAGE	G	5	Trevor & Peter Rowe	30	54kg	47kg		80
31	2214157×11	PETUNIA	M	5	Kelly Schweida	31	54kg	43.5kg		77
32	5x450690x1	DYNAMIC IMPACT	G	5	Bjorn Baker	32	54kg	45kg		76.5
33	30447×8571	ABOVE AND BEYOND	G	7	Gary Portelli	33	54kg	44kg		74.5
34	642×874082	BEAUFORT PARK	G	7	Saab Hasan	34	54kg	43kg		72.5
35	24x3105x12	MOBSTAR	G	4	Kris Lees	35=	54kg	42.5kg		71
36	x113272x31	TERRAMEADES	M	4	Kris Lees	35=	54kg	40.5kg		71
37	977x2511x3	EAST INDIAMAN	G	7	Darren McLeod	37	54kg	41kg		68
38	0x2141x345	HELLAVADANCER	F	3	Kris Lees	38	54kg	36.5kg		66
39	8442441448	SAN PIERRE	G	7	Angela Plumb	39	54kg	35kg		56
40	056×750671	XUANNU	M	6	Angela Plumb	40	54kg	29kg		48

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Magic Millions Cup History

The Magic Millions Gold Coast Cup is one of Queensland and the Magic Millions Race Day’s youngest races, first run in 2003 when the Clarry Conners-trained Cosmic Rays won.

Locally-trained Queensland runners have a strong record in the Magic Millions Cup results including wins by the Tony Gollan-trained Spirit Of Boom (2012). Sydney’s best Chris Waller prepared back-to-back Magic Millions Cup winners at the Gold Coast with Triple Elegance (2013) and Velrosso (2014). The event was run over a shorter 1200m distance in 2003.

The Magic Millions Cup prize money was boosted to $1 million for the first time in 2016 and the race day is now Australia’s first $10 million meeting.

In 2022 Eleven Eleven made history as the first two-time Magic Millions Cup champion.

The Gold Coast’s $11.75 million Magic Millions Day – including the 2023 Magic Millions Cup -was abandoned after the opening two races due to ongoing rainfall, deteriorating track conditions and unsafe jockey conditions and rescheduled for the following Thursday.

Recent Magic Millions Cup Winners

See below for a full list of Magic Millions Cup winners and results going back to the race’s first running in 2003.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Vinco	1 minute 23.13 seconds
	2nd	Oscar Zulul
	3rd	Holyfield
2022 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Eleven Eleven	1 minute 20.50 seconds
	2nd	Holyfield
	3rd	Apache Chase
2021 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Eleven Eleven	1 minute 22.69 seconds
	2nd	Soxagon
	3rd	Discharged
2020 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Vega One	1 minute 21.57 seconds
	2nd	Redouble
	3rd	Sambro
2019 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Redouble	1 minute 21.40 seconds
	2nd	Sambro
	3rd	Shogun Sun
2018 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Care To Think	1 minute 20.72 seconds
	2nd	Arbeitsam
	3rd	Snippets Land
2017 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Testashadow	1 minute 21.70 seconds
	2nd	Perfect Dare
	3rd	Snippets Land
2016 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Lucky Hussler	1 minute 20.43 seconds
	2nd	Strawberry Boy
	3rd	Baligari
2015 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Spurtonic	1 minute 22.72 seconds
	2nd	Strawberry Boy
	3rd	The Bowler
2014 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Velrosso	1 minute 20.93 seconds
	2nd	Phelan Ready
	3rd	Club Command
2013 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Triple Elegance	1 minute 21.45 seconds
	2nd	Gundy Son
	3rd	Stratford
2012 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Spirit Of Boom	1 minute 22 seconds
	2nd	Startsmeup
	3rd	Latin News
2011 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Bold Glance	1 minute 23.23 seconds
	2nd	Zero Rock
	3rd	Captain Sonador
2010 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Walking Or Dancing	1 minute 21.72 seconds
	2nd	Zero Rock
	3rd	Mr Unforgettable
2009 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Masai Pride	1 minute 21.62 seconds
	2nd	Black Piranha
	3rd	Voice Commander
2008 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Theseo	1 minute 22.6 seconds
	2nd	Upilio
	3rd	Five Ways
2007 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Warrior Trader	1 minute 21.61 seconds
	2nd	Masai Pride
	3rd	Master Denis
2006 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Plans	1 minute 21.97 seconds
	2nd	Warrior Trader
	3rd	Deuxieme
2005 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Inspire	1 minute 21.57 seconds
	2nd	Gallieni
	3rd	Mitanni
2004 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Amex	1 minute 21.29 seconds
	2nd	Milkshake
	3rd	Queen Amidala
2003 Magic Millions Cup	1st	Cosmic Rays	1 minute 8.79 seconds
	2nd	Miner’s Union
	3rd	Killachi