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The 2023 Magic Millions Race Day at the Gold Coast was abandoned after the opening two races due to heavy rainfall and unsafe racing conditions with the postponed events held on Thursday January 19, 2023. The Magic Millions Cup is a $1 million race run at the Gold Coast on Magic Millions Race Day in January each summer and is restricted to Magic Millions graduates.
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 | |
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Date: | Thursday January 19, 2023 |
Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse |
Distance: | 1425m |
Race Type: | Qlty Hcp |
Status: | Restricted Listed |
Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
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 | |
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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.
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.
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.
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 |
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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.
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 | |
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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.
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.
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 |
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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 | ||