Magic Millions Cup News

Storms See 2025 Magic Millions Races Abandoned, Rescheduled for Friday Night

• 2025 Magic Millions Cup Field & Odds Update

The 2025 Magic Millions Cup along with six other Magic Millions races were abandoned due to heavy rainfall and have been rescheduled for Friday night on January 17 under the lights at the Gold Coast. 

The Magic Millions Cup is a $2 million race held at Queensland’s Gold Coast Racecourse in January on the iconic $13.75 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.

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 placegetter Apache Chase.

The 2024 Magic Millions Cup winner Semana franked the form going on to run top three in a host of subsequent Group 1 races that year including the Coolmore Classic (2nd), Queen Of The Turf (3rd), and Brisbane’s Tatt’s Tiara (2nd).

The rescheduled Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup 2025 runs under the lights on Friday January 17, 2025 offering $2 million in stakes after the original meeting was a washout. 

2025 Magic Millions Cup Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2025 Magic Millions Cup Betting

The latest Magic Millions Cup betting odds 2025 will available at Ladbrokes.com.au to lock in your Magic Millions Cup betting tips at the right price and also provided here at Races.com.au.

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.

2025 Magic Millions Cup Form Guide

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2025 MAGIC MILLIONS CUP FORM GUIDE

Tips on the $2 million summer showdown at the Gold Coast this January.

• To Win: #2 Abounding ($9.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Last year’s Magic Millions Guineas winner Abounding is back chasing another lucrative win at the Gold Coast, and the Rob Heathcote trained Rich Enuff mare looks terrific value at just under $10 at time of publish. She was consistent without winning over the winter including a Group 2 Dane Ripper third and game fourth behind superstar Bella Nipotina in the Group 1 Tiara. Saluted two starts ago in the Listed Tatt’s Classic at Doomben with plenty of weight. Far from disgraced only a length back sixth in the Listed Nudgee last time out from barrier 15 of 15 at Eagle Farm. She’s proven here, brings in the right form lines, and if she overcomes another wider gate she can win at a price.

2025 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 2025 field and barriers are released on Wednesday January 8, 2025 and will be published in full below.

The 2025 Magic Millions Cup final field features a full line-up of hopefuls led in betting by Michael Freedman trained Snitzel gelding Moravia.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Magic Millions Cup 2025 field and betting markets.

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2025 Magic Millions Cup Nominations

The Magic Millions Cup 2025 nominations are due for release on Tuesday the 31st of December 2024.

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 was Australia’s first $10 million meeting.

The Magic Millions Cup will be worth an unprecedented $2 million in 2025 with just shy of $14 million on offer across the card.

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.