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.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Results
- 1st: #12 Semana
- 2nd: #13 Meridius
- 3rd: #7 Revolutionary Miss
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- Magic Millions Cup 2022 Field & Odds Update
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- 2020 Magic Millions Day: Gold Coast Scratchings & Track Report
The Magic Millions Cup is a $1 million race held at Queensland’s Gold Coast Racecourse in January on the iconic $13.5 million Magic Millions Race Day.
The jewel of the Magic Millions Racing Carnival, the meeting is host to a bumper line-up of Restricted races open only to Magic Millions graduates including the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) and the $3 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 Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup 2024 ran on Saturday January 13, 2024 and was won in runaway fashion by the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained mare Semana ($14) in an impressive upset.
| 2024 Magic Millions Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday January 13, 2024 |
| Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1400m |
| Race Type: | Qlty Hcp |
| Status: | Restricted Listed |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
2024 Magic Millions Cup Results
- 1st: #12 Semana ($14)
- 2nd: #13 Meridius
- 3rd: #7 Revolutionary Miss
It was a barnstorming upset in the Magic Millions Cup 2024 results at the Gold Coast late on Saturday afternoon with the delayed event won in emphatic fashion by Ciaron Maher & David Eustace’s classy Winning Rupert mare Semana ($14) who charged home out wide drawing away over the final furlong for an impressive success.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | SEMANA | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 13 | 54kg | $14 | |||
| 2 | 13 | MERIDIUS | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | Ms Jamie Kah | 2L | 4 | 54kg | $15 | ||
| 3 | 7 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Peter & Paul Snowden | James McDonald | 2.2L | 8 | 56kg | $5EF | ||
| 4 | 2 | FAR TOO EASY | David McColm | James Orman | 2.3L | 15 | 59kg | $5EF | ||
| 5 | 18 | THE RITZ | Michael Morrison | Robbie Dolan | 2.5L | 16 | 53kg | $151 | ||
| 6 | 10 | BATTLETON | Bjorn Baker | Tim Clark | 2.6L | 17 | 54kg | $26 | ||
| 7 | 5 | ZARASTRO | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones | 3.1L | 14 | 57.5kg | $5EF | ||
| 8 | 3 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Nash Rawiller | 3.6L | 12 | 58.5kg | $6 | ||
| 9 | 19e | LAVISH EMPIRE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Michael Dee | 4.1L | 5 | 54kg | $13 | ||
| 10 | 16 | PERFECT THOUGHT | John Sargent | Craig Williams | 4.6L | 10 | 53kg | $26 | ||
| 11 | 9 | KING OF HASTINGS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Tyler Schiller | 5.1L | 1 | 54kg | $19 | ||
| 12 | 17 | ZOUSHACK | Robert Heathcote | Ms Cejay Graham (a) | 5.3L | 2 | 53kg | $61 | ||
| 13 | 8 | FROSTY ROCKS | Bjorn Baker | Adam Hyeronimus | 6.6L | 9 | 56kg (cd 56.5kg) | $51 | ||
| 14 | 14 | SUNFALL | Barry Lockwood | Martin Harley | 6.8L | 7 | 54kg | $81 | ||
| 15 | 11 | DYNAMIC IMPACT | Bjorn Baker | Ashley Morgan | 7.2L | 6 | 54kg | $61 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ARENTEE | Chris Meagher | Damien Thornton | 7.7L | 3 | 53kg | $51 | ||
| 17 | 6 | IRISH SONGS | Louise White | Jake Bayliss | 9L | 11 | 56.5kg | $61 | ||
| 21e | RUSSIAN WARRIOR | Paula Barron | 0 | |||||||
| 22e | DAMIANI | Greg Ryan | 0 | |||||||
| 23e | NOBLE STYLE | Paula Barron | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | ELEVEN ELEVEN | Gregory Hickman | Michael Rodd | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | TAMERLANE | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 0 | ||||||
| 20e | TUBTHUMPER | Natalie McCall | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Betting Odds
The latest Magic Millions Cup odds 2024 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.
There was also a double-figure Magic Millions Cup winner in 2024 with Semana winning by two lengths at $14.
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2024 Magic Millions Cup Form Guide
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Tips on the $1 million summer showdown at the Gold Coast this January.
- To Win: #7 Revolutionary Miss ($6.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Great edition of the Magic Millions Cup with an open market featuring plenty of live-wire chances. With most of those draw horror gates, happy to lean towards this Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Russian Revolution mare to beat home the boys. She is in ace form coming off back-to-back wins this spring/summer season. Her latest was in the Group 3 Summoned Stakes over the Caulfield mile in early December. Has had a freshen-up since, drops from 59kg last start to 56kg, and gets the run of the race from gate 10 with the booking of James McDonald another tick.
2024 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 18 runners plus five emergencies.
The official Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup 2024 field and barriers are released on Wednesday January 10, 2024 and will be published in full below.
The 2024 Magic Millions Cup final field features a bumper line-up of Magic Millions graduates led in betting by Far Too Easy coming off a four-length Listed win in Brisbane and the ultra-consistent Tony Gollan-trained Zarastro who has won five of his past six starts.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21140×5141 | TAMERLANE | James Cummings | Blake Shinn | 16 | 59.5kg | 105 | ||
| 2 | 7x1622x3x1 | FAR TOO EASY | David McColm | James Orman | 21 | 59kg | 104 | ||
| 3 | 250×993121 | LOCH EAGLE | Kris Lees | Nash Rawiller | 15 | 58.5kg | 103 | ||
| 4 | 92x700x820 | ELEVEN ELEVEN | Gregory Hickman | Michael Rodd | 12 | 58kg | 102 | ||
| 5 | 40×2111211 | ZARASTRO | Tony Gollan | Ms Angela Jones | 20 | 57.5kg | 101 | ||
| 6 | 6616105730 | IRISH SONGS | Louise White | Jake Bayliss | 14 | 56.5kg | 99 | ||
| 7 | 2x99x78511 | REVOLUTIONARY MISS | Peter & Paul Snowden | James McDonald | 10 | 56kg | 102 | ||
| 8 | x941x00x07 | FROSTY ROCKS | Bjorn Baker | Adam Hyeronimus | 11 | 56kg | 56.5kg | 98 | |
| 9 | 660x326x43 | KING OF HASTINGS | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Tyler Schiller | 1 | 54kg | 90 | ||
| 10 | 33155D4x43 | BATTLETON | Bjorn Baker | Tim Clark | 23 | 54kg | 86 | ||
| 11 | 46×9336196 | DYNAMIC IMPACT | Bjorn Baker | Ashley Morgan | 7 | 54kg | 85 | ||
| 12 | x5121215x2 | SEMANA | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Dylan Gibbons (a) | 19 | 54kg | 84 | ||
| 13 | x6177x4453 | MERIDIUS | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | Ms Jamie Kah | 4 | 54kg | 79.5 | ||
| 14 | x182132x28 | SUNFALL | Barry Lockwood | Martin Harley | 8 | 54kg | 79.5 | ||
| 15 | x175471x95 | ARENTEE | Chris Meagher | Damien Thornton | 3 | 53kg | 90 | ||
| 16 | 1x02x69x86 | PERFECT THOUGHT | John Sargent | Craig Williams | 13 | 53kg | 88 | ||
| 17 | 8627×20540 | ZOUSHACK | Robert Heathcote | Ms Cejay Graham (a) | 2 | 53kg | 88 | ||
| 18 | 0x01x2788x | THE RITZ | Michael Morrison | Robbie Dolan | 22 | 53kg | 81 | ||
| 19e | 301×206321 | LAVISH EMPIRE | Peter & Paul Snowden | Michael Dee | 5 | 54kg | 79.5 | ||
| 20e | 7x11148x11 | TUBTHUMPER | Natalie McCall | 9 | 54kg | 74 | |||
| 21e | 0x2x610x10 | RUSSIAN WARRIOR | Paula Barron | 17 | 54kg | 71 | |||
| 22e | 12112×2223 | DAMIANI | Greg Ryan | 6 | 54kg | 66 | |||
| 23e | 12233829 | NOBLE STYLE | Paula Barron | 18 | 54kg | 59 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Nominations
The Magic Millions Cup 2024 nominations are out the week of the race and will be updated in full below.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Magic Millions Cup |
1st | Semana | 1 minute 21.46 seconds |
| 2nd | Meridius | ||
| 3rd | Revolutionary Miss | ||
| 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 | ||
