Ladbrokes Tip: Queensland horses have a poor recent record in the Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup
The Magic Millions Cup is a $1 million race held as part of the $13.5 million Gold Coast Magic Millions Race Day in mid-January each Queensland Summer Racing Carnival.
2024 Magic Millions Cup winner Semana. Photo: Steve Hart.
The meeting hosts eleven races as of 2024 open only to Magic Millions Sales graduates including the $3 million Magic Millions Classic and $3 million Magic Millions Guineas.
Other events on the program include the Magic Millions Subzero (Trophy), Magic Millions Snippets (Sprint), Magic Millions Fillies & Mares, Magic Millions QTIS Open, the Magic Millions The Syndicate and the Magic Millions The Debut Plate which has been split into two divisions for the separate genders in 2024.
*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.
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup is a Restricted Listed event offering the winner $569,500 in prize money, and is run under quality handicap conditions over 1400m.
The maximum handicap is 61kg and minimum is 54kg, while the field capacity is 16 horses plus five emergencies that all came via a Magic Millions Catalogue.
Horses come into the Magic Millions Cup field via earlier summer races including the Group 2 $2 million The Ingham Stakes (1600m) – formerly the Villiers Stakes – in Sydney or the Group 3 George Moore Stakes (1200m) in Brisbane.
Many runners will have had a start in either the Magic Millions Cup or another Magic Millions race in previous years. For example, in 2020 Vega One defeated the previous year’s champion Redouble with the 2019 runner-up Sambro finishing third.
The 2021 Magic Millions Cup winner Eleven Eleven meanwhile made it back-to-back Magic Millions Day wins having been awarded the 2020 Guineas after the subsequent disqualification of Alligator Blood.
The next year in 2022 Eleven Eleven made history with yet another Magic Millions Day victory to become the first two-time Magic Millions Cup winner.
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup 2024 ran on Saturday January 13, 2024 and saw smart mare Semana ($14) blitz her rivals by two lengths in an upset for the Maher/Eustace stable.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Results
The official Magic Millions Cup 2024 results and finishing order will be known on Saturday January 13, 2024 and published below.
2024 Magic Millions Cup winner Semana was too strong for her rivals at $14 in betting on the Gold Coast event. Photo: Steve Hart.
- 1st: #12 Semana
- 2nd: #13 Meridius
- 3rd: #7 Revolutionary Miss
The Wyong Magic Millions 3YO & 4YO Stakes form held with the runner-up, Semana, scoring a big upset in the Gold Coast’s 2024 Magic Millions Cup results with the $14 pop flying home the closing stages to win by two lengths running away for trainer Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Odds
The Magic Millions Cup 2024 odds will be listed below as soon as released.
Early market betting odds on the 2024 Magic Millions Cup will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit ladbrokes.com.au.
Magic Millions Cup Race Info
- Date: Saturday January 13, 2024
- Track: Gold Coast Racecourse
- Distance: 1400m
- Conditions: Quality Handicap
- Status: Restricted Listed
- Prize Money: $1,000,000
- First Run: 2003
Magic Millions Cup Betting
Magic Millions Cup betting often opens before the official field is announced with all-in prices offered on the potential runners in the Restricted Listed Magic Millions Race Day event.
Horses that have run in previous editions of the race or contested another event like the Magic Millions Guineas during their three-year-old season often feature high up the Magic Millions Cup odds. In 2021 the previous year’s Magic Millions Guineas winner Eleven Eleven won the Magic Millions Cup before going back-to-back in the latter in 2022.
Previous Gold Coast race experience, being Group 1 performed, proven Group winners and gallopers from the top interstate stables are also the major players in the Magic Millions Cup betting markets each summer.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Vinco winning at Magic Millions Cup odds of 20/1.
Vega One ($3.30 in 2020) was the last favourite in Magic Millions Cup betting to win.
There was another upset Magic Millions Cup result in 2024 with Semana winning at $14 odds.
Magic Millions Cup Field
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup race field attracts a quality line-up of graduates out of the Magic Millions sales and many have had a previous run at the Magic Millions mid-January race day.
Dual Group 1 winner Lucky Hussler won the Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup in 2016. Photo Credit: Steve Hart.
Horses from both Queensland stables and interstate training operations take to the Magic Millions Gold Coast Cup field each summer and could even be resuming in the $1 million feature.
Good lead-up races for horses into the Magic Millions Cup field include Wyong’s Magic Millions 3YO & 4YO Stakes (1200m) from December and Sydney’s Group 2 Villiers Stakes (1600m) – now run as the $2 million The Ingham.
Eleven Eleven (2021) was the last horse to win the Wyong Magic Millions 3YO & 4YO Stakes – Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup double.
Eleven Eleven also became the first dual Magic Millions Cup champion when defending his title in 2022.
Semana (2nd in 2024) was the last Wyong Magic Millions 3YO & 4YO Stakes graduate to back-up and win the Gold Coast’s Magic Millions Cup.
Queensland Racing take the early Magic Millions Cup nominations in early January with the final field and barriers out on the Wednesday before race day.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Field
The Magic Millions Cup 2024 field is set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be listed below along with the barrier draw.
The 2024 Magic Millions Cup promises a tantalizing clash of graduates, brimming with proven performers and burgeoning stars. Betting tips the scales towards Far Too Easy, whose electrifying four-length Listed win in Brisbane last time out put the writing on the wall for this tougher test. But don’t underestimate the relentless charge of Zarastro, the Tony Gollan-trained maestro who has amassed five wins from his last six starts, despite his wide draw.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Nominations
The official Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup 2024 Nominations close on Tuesday January 2, 2024, just under two weeks before the iconic $13.5 million Magic Millions Race Day in Queensland.
Magic Millions Cup Tips
Gold Coast Magic Millions Cup tips include looking for previous performers in the race from earlier years, runners with winning form at the Gold Coast track, older horses proven in top company and well-weighted gallopers in good form over the summer.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Magic Millions Cup tips 2024 will be available below leading up to the Gold Coast Magic Millions Races.
- To Win: #7 Revolutionary Miss ($6.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
The Magic Millions Cup field throws up an exciting proposition – an open market with several live chances. While many top contenders drew horror gates, our eyes turn to this Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Russian Revolution mare as a potential value winner over the boys. Her current form is red-hot, boasting back-to-back wins this spring/summer season. Most recently, she conquered the Group 3 Summoned Stakes over the Caulfield mile in early December. Since then, she’s enjoyed a well-timed freshen-up and drops weight from 59kg last start to a more manageable 56kg. Additionally, she’s gifted with the coveted run of the race from gate 10, with the in-form James McDonald in the saddle adding another layer of confidence. While the boys might dominate the headlines, don’t overlook this formidable mare’s potent mix of recent success, weight relief, and an advantageous draw. She’s a strong contender to consider for an upset victory in the Magic Millions Cup.
Magic Millions Cup Form Guide
The Magic Millions Gold Coast Cup form guide gives you all the information you need to place a successful bet on the race including the saddlecloth numbers and starting barriers of the runners, as well as the jockeys and trainers for all horses in the field.
Doing the Magic Millions Cup form is important before enjoying a punt on the race and means looking out for runners with a good Gold Coast track record, those with winning form around the distance (1400m), horses dropping in weight from their last start and in-form summer gallopers.
The Magic Millions Cup form from 2022 was franked with the winner Eleven Eleven finishing third that winter in Brisbane’s Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m) behind the Magic Millions Cup third placed Apache Chase.
2024 Magic Millions Cup Form Guide
A link to the comprehensive Magic Millions Cup 2024 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.
Magic Millions Cup Results
Some top middle-distance gallopers have headed the Magic Millions Cup race results in recent years including the event’s first dual winner Eleven Eleven (2021, 2022), Lucky Hussler (2016), and Triple Elegance (2013).
Runners from stables outside of Queensland have a dominant record in the Magic Millions Cup results from the past decade with the last Queensland-trained horses to take out the race being champion sprinter Spirit Of Boom (2012) followed more recently by the Tony Gollan-trained Vega One (2020). Gollan won the race again in 2023 with Vinco.
Past Magic Millions Cup Winners
Recent Magic Millions Cup winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2003 are detailed in the below table.
Year |
Winner |
Second |
Third |
Time |
2024 |
Semana |
Meridius |
Revolutionary Miss |
1:21.46 |
2023 |
Vinco |
Eleven Eleven |
Holyfield |
1:23.13 |
2022 |
Eleven Eleven |
Holyfield |
Apache Chase |
1:20.50 |
2021 |
Eleven Eleven |
Soxagon |
Discharged |
1:22.69 |
2020 |
Vega One |
Redouble |
Sambro |
1:21.57 |
2019 |
Redouble |
Sambro |
Shogun Sun |
1:21.40 |
2018 |
Care To Think |
Arbeitsam |
Snippets Land |
1:20.72 |
2017 |
Testashadow |
Perfect Dare |
Snippets Land |
1:21.70 |
2016 |
Lucky Hussler |
Strawberry Boy |
Baligari |
1:20.43 |
2015 |
Spurtonic |
Strawberry Boy |
The Bowler |
1:22.72 |
2014 |
Velrosso |
Phelan Ready |
Club Command |
1:20.93 |
2013 |
Triple Elegance |
Gundy Son |
Stratford |
1:21.45 |
2012 |
Spirit Of Boom |
Startsmeup |
Latin News |
1:22.00 |
2011 |
Bold Glance |
Zero Rock |
Captain Sonador |
1:23.23 |
2010 |
Walking Or Dancing |
Zero Rock |
Mr Unforgettable |
1:21.72 |
2009 |
Masai Pride |
Black Piranha |
Voice Commander |
1:21.62 |
2008 |
Theseo |
Upilio |
Five Ways |
1:22.60 |
2007 |
Warrior Trader |
Masai Pride |
Master Denis |
1:21.61 |
2006 |
Plans |
Warrior Trader |
Deuxieme |
1:21.97 |
2005 |
Inspire |
Gallieni |
Mitanni |
1:21.57 |
2004 |
Amex |
Milkshake |
Queen Amidala |
1:21.29 |
2003 |
Cosmic Rays |
Miner’s Union |
Killachi |
1:08.79 |
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