Magic Millions Trophy (Magic Millions Subzero)

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 taking place on Thursday January 19, 2023.  The Magic Millions Trophy, currently known as the Magic Millions Subzero is one of the key support races on the Gold Coast Magic Millions Race Day held in January.

2023 Magic Millions Trophy Results

  • 1st: #1 Sky Lab
  • 2nd: #12 Street Dancer
  • 3rd: #7 Outlandos



The Magic Millions Trophy – currently known as the Magic Millions Subzero – is one of the richest races on the lucrative Gold Coast Magic Millions Race Day held in Queensland each January.

Part of the coveted Magic Millions Racing Carnival the summer race meeting features ten races including the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m), $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) and five $1 million races including the Magic Millions Subzero Trophy.*

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

Currently run over 2200m having previously been held over 2400m, the Gold Coast Magic Millions Trophy is a quality handicap race that attracts a host of smart Magic Millions graduates. Horses may come into the Magic Millions Gold Coast Trophy field may have had an earlier summer run in a race like Sydney’s Group 2 $2 million The Ingham (1600m) – formerly known as the Villiers Stakes – in December, and in 2015 – 16 Tinto ran second in the Villiers before winning the Magic Millions Trophy the following month. Tinto also won the 2015 Trophy and finished fourth in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas in 2014, so watching the form of past Magic Millions races as a guide to the MM Trophy results is a good tip.

A couple of years later there was another back-to-back Magic Millions Trophy champion with Tumultuous (2018-19). The Boxing Day races at the Gold Coast have also served as nice recent guides to the Magic Millions Trophy, as has Brisbane’s Listed Bernborough Handicap (1800m) that Centre Pivot won in 2015 before running third in the Trophy at the Gold Coast, while Tinto completed the double in 2014-15.

The 2022 Magic Millions Subzero form was franked with the third place-getter Rebel Rama going on to run second in the Grafton Cup that July and finish third in the spring’s $1 million The Five Diamond Prelude in Sydney.

The Gold Coast Magic Millions Subzero Trophy 2023 ran on Thursday January 19, 2023 following the abandoned meeting on January 14th and was won by the Paul Perry-trained top-weight Sky Lab ($6). 

2023 Magic Millions Subzero Trophy
Date: Thursday January 19, 2023
Track: Gold Coast Racecourse
Distance: 2400m
Race Type: Qlty Hcp
Status: Restricted
Prize Money: $1,000,000

2023 Magic Millions Subzero Trophy Results

  • 1st: #1 Sky Lab ($6)
  • 2nd: #12 Street Dancer
  • 3rd: #7 Outlandos

Paul Perry’s Newcastle-trained galloper Sky Lab ($6) was brave carrying the 60kg top-weight to a narrow victory in the 2023 Magic Millions Subzero results improving on his lead-up second in Sydney’s Summer Cup on Boxing Day. 

  Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Penalty Starting Price
  1 1 SKY LAB Paul Perry Jason Collett   12 60kg   $6
  2 12 STREET DANCER David Vandyke Michael Cahill 0.3L 14 53.5kg   $11
  3 7 OUTLANDOS John Sargent Michael Dee 0.5L 13 54kg   $31
  4 6 SPLENDIFEROUS Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 1L 7 55kg   $21
  5 11 ZOUMON Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Brenton Avdulla 1.8L 4 54kg   $6
  6 3 WARNING Anthony & Sam Freedman Jim Byrne 2.8L 10 57.5kg   $26
  7 14 DEFICIT Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Mrs Stephanie Thornton 3.3L 6 52kg   $9.50
  8 5 PARRY SOUND Sara Ryan Ms Jenny Duggan (a) 3.4L 1 56kg   $11
  9 10 TOO MUCH CAVIAR (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 6.4L 9 54kg   $12
  10 4 BIGBOYROY Chris Waller James McDonald 6.9L 3 57kg   $5.50F
  11 9 SO DAPPER John Symons & Sheila Laxon Larry Cassidy 9.4L 2 54kg   $51
  12 2 GRANDSLAM Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ms Jamie Kah 10.7L 5 57.5kg   $13
  13 13 FUN FACT Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King 12.7L 8 53kg   $26
  14 8 REBEL RAMA Marc Conners Tommy Berry 14.7L 11 54kg (cd 55kg)   $18
    18e HEAD OF STATE Chris Waller William Pike   0      
    19e BACIO DEL MIST (NZ) Lee & Cherie Curtis Jay Ford   0      
    17e TYRESA Kelly Schweida Taylor Marshall   0      
    15e MAURICE’S MEDAD Bjorn Baker     0      
    16e ASHGROVE Tony Gollan Craig Williams   0  

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Magic Millions Subzero Trophy Betting & Odds

The latest Magic Millions Trophy 2023 odds will be provided right here as soon as available for punters to back their Magic Millions Trophy Betting Tips at the best price on the Gold Coast’s $11 million race day in January.

There was a notable upset in 2022 with Navy Cross winning at Magic Millions Subzero odds of $16.

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

2023 Magic Millions Subzero Trophy Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2023 MAGIC MILLIONS SUBZERO FORM GUIDE

2023 Magic Millions Subzero Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Magic Millions Subzero Trophy 2023 Tips on the million-dollar showdown this Magic Millions Day on the Gold Coast.

  • To Win: #14 Deficit ($10 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Really tricky edition of the Subzero Trophy from a betting perspective. If some of the better fancied struggle under the bigger weights things open up including for Deficit who is in on just 52kg. The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Snitzel four-year-old needs to run out the 2200m, but is proven at the Gold Coast track after winning over 1800m here in The Wave with 58.5kg. Huge drop in the weights will see him flying and favourable barrier seven draw aids his chances when stepping up in distance.

2023 Magic Millions Subzero Trophy Field

The Magic Millions Trophy field features a quality line-up of proven stayers that came through the Magic Millions Sales, has a capacity of 16 starters plus five emergencies and is released the Wednesday before the race. The official Gold Coast Magic Millions Subzero Trophy 2023 field and barriers are out on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.

The 2023 Magic Millions Subzero final field features a full line-up of stayers led in betting by Paul Perry’s 60kg top-weight Sky Lab coming off a Group 3 Summer Cup second and the Chris Waller-trained Bigboyroy

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Probable Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x1450x6752 SKY LAB Paul Perry Jason Collett 17 60kg     102
2 031558×370 GRANDSLAM Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Ms Jamie Kah 6 57.5kg     97
3 x648x07450 WARNING Anthony & Sam Freedman Jim Byrne 14 57.5kg     97
4 5314×07986 BIGBOYROY Chris Waller James McDonald 3 57kg     96
5 914259×096 PARRY SOUND Sara Ryan Ms Jenny Duggan (a) 1 56kg     94
6 6211617×90 SPLENDIFEROUS Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 9 55kg     96
7 60×9763408 OUTLANDOS John Sargent Michael Dee 18 54kg     79
8 43412×3980 REBEL RAMA Marc Conners Tommy Berry 15 54kg 55kg   91
9 8×30122423 SO DAPPER John Symons & Sheila Laxon Larry Cassidy 2 54kg     80
10 2325×57311 TOO MUCH CAVIAR (NZ) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Regan Bayliss 11 54kg     79
11 68458×5116 ZOUMON Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Brenton Avdulla 4 54kg     86
12 4136×53132 STREET DANCER David Vandyke Michael Cahill 19 53.5kg     89
13 0x54519700 FUN FACT Bjorn Baker Ms Rachel King (late alt) 10 53kg     88
14 4611×84741 DEFICIT Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou Mrs Stephanie Thornton 7 52kg     82
15e 20×3059103 MAURICE’S MEDAD Bjorn Baker   13 52kg     78
16e 53050×5012 ASHGROVE Tony Gollan Craig Williams 12 53kg     76
17e 15091×6053 TYRESA Kelly Schweida Taylor Marshall 5 52kg     75
18e 210x9603x4 HEAD OF STATE Chris Waller William Pike 8 54kg     74
19e x617142350 BACIO DEL MIST (NZ) Lee & Cherie Curtis Jay Ford 16 54kg     74

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2023 Magic Millions Subzero Nominations

The Magic Millions Subzero 2023 nominations will be updated below when early entries are taken the Monday of race week.

  Last 10 Horse Sex Age Trainer Ballot Weight True Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 x1450x6752 SKY LAB G 5 Paul Perry 1 60kg 60kg   102
2 031558×370 GRANDSLAM G 5 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 2= 57.5kg 57.5kg   97
3 x648x07450 WARNING G 6 Anthony & Sam Freedman 2= 57.5kg 57.5kg   97
4 5314×07986 BIGBOYROY G 6 Chris Waller 4= 57kg 57kg   96
5 6211617×90 SPLENDIFEROUS M 5 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 4= 55kg 55kg   96
6 914259×096 PARRY SOUND G 7 Sara Ryan 6 56kg 56kg   94
7 43412×3980 REBEL RAMA M 5 Marc Conners 7 54kg 52.5kg   91
8 4136×53132 STREET DANCER G 5 David Vandyke 8 54kg 53.5kg   89
9 0x54519700 FUN FACT G 7 Bjorn Baker 9 54kg 53kg   88
10 68458×5116 ZOUMON G 4 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 10 54kg 52kg   86
11 4611×84741 DEFICIT G 4 Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou 11 54kg 50kg   82
12 8×30122423 SO DAPPER G 7 John Symons & Sheila Laxon 12 54kg 49kg   80
13 60×9763408 OUTLANDOS G 6 John Sargent 13= 54kg 48.5kg   79
14 30826×2110 SECRET GLAMOUR M 4 Ciaron Maher & David Eustace 13= 54kg 46.5kg   79
15 2325×57311 TOO MUCH CAVIAR (NZ) G 5 Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott 13= 54kg 48.5kg   79
16 20×3059103 MAURICE’S MEDAD G 4 Bjorn Baker 16 54kg 48kg   78
17 53050×5012 ASHGROVE G 4 Tony Gollan 17 54kg 47kg   76
18 15091×6053 TYRESA F 3 Kelly Schweida 18 54kg 43kg   75
19 x617142350 BACIO DEL MIST (NZ) M 5 Lee & Cherie Curtis 19= 54kg 44kg   74
20 210x9603x4 HEAD OF STATE G 4 Chris Waller 19= 54kg 46kg   74
21 32333×9145 CONFRONTATIONAL G 5 Jason Warren 21 54kg 45.5kg   73
22 x060x69120 MISHANI SPARTAN G 3 Les Ross 22= 54kg 42kg   69
23 x8861x0266 THREE WISE MEN G 4 Edward Cummings 22= 54kg 43.5kg   69
24 x80335680x TOKEN SPIRIT G 5 Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock 24= 54kg 41.5kg   65
25 800×147129 YOUTHFULL M 4 Brad Widdup 24= 54kg 39.5kg   65
26 x292x93227 TEA LEAVES G 4 Michelle Labahn 26= 54kg 41kg   64
27 7033154666 THE DRILLER G 6 John Manzelmann 26= 54kg 41kg   64
28 8×74725436 DAINTREE DIVA M 5 John Symons & Sheila Laxon 28 54kg 37kg   60
29 824×693486 REAL PEACE G 5 Clarry Conners 29 54kg 38kg   58
30 07×3624070 COMMANDER BELL G 7 Brett Partelle 30 54kg 37.5kg   57
31 481×674335 MR CHEEKY G 4 Gregory Hickman 31 54kg 36.5kg   55
32 0x535x9580 READY ENABLE G 4 Tracy Timbery 32 54kg 33kg   48

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

Magic Millions Trophy History

The Magic Millions Trophy – previous known as the Magic Millions Stayers Cup – has been run and won since 2006 and the inaugural winner was Break The Barrier. There have been a couple of multiple winners of the race already including Drizzle (2007-08), Tinto (2015-16) and Tumultuous (2018-19). Sydney-based jockey Tommy Berry also rode back-to-back winners aboard Kinnersley (2013) and Noisy Ocean (2014) for their respective wins. Kinnersley’s trainer Gai Waterhouse also prepared the 2012 Magic Millions Trophy winner Kontiki Park who was ridden to victory by Nash Rawiller. The distance of the Magic Millions Trophy was increased from 1800m to 2200m from 2017 and went up again from 2200m to 2400m for the 2020 edition. For the 2021 edition the race name changed again to the Magic Millions Subzero but retained the 2400m distance. In 2023 the Magic Millions Subzero distance went back down to 2200m. The Chris Waller-trained Black On Gold finally won the event in 2021 after finishing sixth in 2018, third in 2019 and second in 2020.

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

Magic Millions Trophy Winners

See below for a full list of Magic Millions Trophy results and winners going back to 2006.

Year Place Horse Time
 
2023 Magic Millions Subzero 1st Sky Lab 2 minutes 14.37 seconds
2nd Street Dancer
3rd Outlandos
 
2022 Magic Millions Subzero 1st Navy Cross 2 minutes 26.69 seconds
2nd Outlandos
3rd Rebel Rama
 
2021 Magic Millions Subzero 1st Black On Gold 2 minutes 30.19 seconds
2nd Parry Sound
3rd Elaborate
 
2020 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Primitivo  2 minutes 28.87 seconds
2nd Black On Gold
3rd A Man To Match
 
2019 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Tumultuous  2 minutes 14.37 seconds
2nd Goodfella
3rd Black On Gold
 
2018 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Tumultuous 2 minutes 13.98 seconds
2nd Sedanzer
3rd Outraged
 
2017 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Stratum Star 2 minutes 16.08 seconds
2nd Feltre
3rd Payroll
 
2016 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Tinto 1 minute 47.36 seconds
2nd Feltre
3rd Centre Pivot
 
2015 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Tinto 1 minute 48.69 seconds
2nd Our Boy Nicholas
3rd Off The Rails
 
2014 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Noisy Ocean 1 minute 48.06 seconds
2nd Scorpio Queen
3rd Dienekes
 
2013 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Kinnersley 1 minute 48.23 seconds
2nd Anagold
3rd Bid Spotter
 
2012 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Kontiki Park 1 minute 49.3 seconds
2nd Playaction
3rd Racing Heart
 
2011 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Femina Fashion 1 minute 49.82 seconds
2nd Pepperwood
3rd Fusakeo
 
2010 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Hidden Wonder 1 minute 49.21 seconds
2nd La Zeel
3rd Adnocon
 
2009 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Pepperwood 1 minute 48.72 seconds
2nd Ashraf
3rd Causeyacan
 
2008 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Drizzle 1 minute 49.88 seconds
2nd Nellie Got There
3rd Showify
 
2007 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Drizzle 1 minute 48.89 seconds
2nd Line By Line
3rd Rapid Reason
 
2006 Magic Millions Trophy 1st Break The Barrier 1 minute 48.89 seconds
2nd Willy Leica
3rd Picablu

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