Ladbrokes Tip: Fillies have a strong record over the boys in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 ran at the Gold Coast on Saturday, January 17, 2026 offering $3 million in total prize money with trainer Ciaron Maher celebrating a third win with his undefeated colt Unit Five ($8).
2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 results and finishing order will be published below as soon as available on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
- #5 Unit Five
- #2 Tornado Valley
- #9 By Choice
Unit Five lived up to the hype on Saturday, securing the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a powerful performance for the punters at $8. Under a masterful ride by Tom Stockdale, the Ciaron Maher-trained colt overcame his inexperience to overhaul Tornado Valley and By Choice in a thrilling finish. Having now gone two-for-two—including his debut win in the Victorian Magic Millions Classic—the Supido colt has officially stamped his ticket to the top tier of Australian racing. It’s a third Magic Millions crown for Maher and a clear warning shot to his autumn rivals.
2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Odds & Results
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic odds 2026 will be published below as soon as available and the official Magic Millions 2YO Classic results and finishing order updated following the event.
| 5. Unit Five (7) J: Thomas Stockdale 57kg 1T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 2. Tornado Valley (4) J: Ethan Brown 57kg 312T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9. By Choice (3) J: Jamie Melham 55kg 15T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 16. Double Cool (1) J: Damian Lane 55kg 22T: Chris & Corey Munce | ||
| 6. Knightsbridge (6) J: James McDonald 57kg 5x1T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 1. Zip Lock (2) J: Martin Harley 57kg 11T: Chris & Corey Munce | ||
| 7. Shiki (8) J: Tim Clark 55kg 1x41T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 12. Magritte (13) J: Mark Du Plessis 55kg 3327T: Stephen Kirkwood | ||
| 13. Tigroni (5) J: Zac Lloyd 55kg 233T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 11. Mystical (10) J: Tommy Berry 55kg 22T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 14. Leaves Of Lorien (11) J: Cody Collis 55kg 63533T: James Moore | ||
| 3. Itchintogo (9) J: Ryan Maloney 57kg 211T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 15. Inhabit (12) J: Michael Rodd 55kg 139T: Michael Hickmott |
Magic Millions 2YO Classic Tips
Gold Coast Magic Millions Classic tips include looking for two-year-olds with at least two career runs on their record as no horse has won the race at their second start. Proven stakes and Group status winners also do well in the Magic Millions tips each year and those with winning form over a similar distance the right-handed way of racing are also worth tipping.
The fillies have dominated the recent Magic Millions Classic results with seven wins from 2017 – 2026 – and 11 of the past 17 as of 2026 – and so looking at the in-form summer fillies is another good tip.
Coolangatta (2022), Skirt The Law (2023), and O’Ole (2025) are the last fillies to win.
2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Magic Millions 2YO Classic Betting Tips for 2026 and exclusive Gold Coast Magic Millions Race Day selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the two-year-old Magic Millions graduates to back this summer!
| 4. Warwoven (6) Scratched: | |||
| 7. Shiki (8) J: Tim Clark 55kg 1×41T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 13. Tigroni (5) J: Zac Lloyd 55kg 233T: John O’shea & Tom Charlton |
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is a Restricted Listed race run at the Gold Coast Racecourse in mid-January as part of the $12.5 million Magic Millions Race Day each summer in Queensland.
It is one of two $3 million races on the card along with the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas and is run at set weights.
Other events on the program include the Magic Millions Cup , Magic Millions Subzero (Trophy), Magic Millions Snippets (Sprint), Magic Millions Fillies & Mares, and the Magic Millions The Debut.
Only graduates from the Magic Millions Sales are eligible to run in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic field, which is contested over 1200m and offers over $1.7 million in prize money to the winner.
Key lead-up races into the Gold Coast Magic Millions Classic include the Listed Phelan Ready Stakes (1050m) at Doomben in December, the Group 3 BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m) in Brisbane a fortnight earlier and other Gold Coast races run the Saturday prior to Magic Millions Day.
Coolangatta (2021 – 2022) and Storm Boy (2023 – 2024) are the latest two-year-olds to complete the BJ McLachlan Stakes – Magic Millions 2YO Classic double.
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is similar to the $2 million Restricted Listed Inglis Millennium (1100m) held in Sydney in February for two-year-old Inglis graduates.
Magic Millions 2YO Classic Race Info
- Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Track: Gold Coast Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Set Weights – 2YOs
- Status: Restricted Listed
- Prize Money: $3 million
- First Run: 1987
Magic Millions 2YO Classic Betting
Betting on the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic is big business each summer and futures markets are open weeks in advance of the races.
Plenty of upsets have occurred during the race’s history, but horses dominant in Magic Millions Classic odds are those with previous wins on their records in stakes company. Proven records in lead-up Brisbane races under the same conditions and Group winners also dominate Magic Millions betting each summer.
One of the longest-priced winners was the filly Away Game ($41 in 2020) who scored an upset at a huge price in Magic Millions 2YO Classic betting.
Coolangatta ($1.95 in 2022) and Storm Boy ($2.50 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Magic Millions 2YO Classic betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2025 by another class filly with O’Ole ($12) defeating Memo ($4.80F) in a repeat of the all-filly Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic quinella.
Magic Millions 2YO Classic Field
The Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic race field attracts a class line-up of promising young juvenile racehorses that were purchased at one of the Magic Millions Sale auctions at the Gold Coast or in Tasmania, Perth and Adelaide.
Colts and geldings as well as fillies all face off in the Magic Millions Classic field every January vying for a share in the $3 million prize money.
Many of the runners come off lead-up summer runs in Brisbane and the race can serve as a good lead-up to the autumn’s Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes in Sydney.
In 2016 Capitalist took out the Magic Millions Classic – Golden Slipper double for Team Snowden.
Earlier the previous spring many new season fillies contest Sydney’s Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes (1000m) ahead of a shot in the following summer’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Coolangatta (2021 – 2022) was the last filly to complete the Gimcrack Stakes – Magic Millions 2YO Classic double. The 2022 Gimcrack Stakes winner Platinum Jubilee ran second in the 2023 Magic Millions 2YO Classic behind the Tony Gollan-trained filly Skirt The Law.
Fillies out of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic field may back-up in Rosehill’s Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) a fortnight later with Away Game (2020) the last to do the double.
Entries for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic close in early December around six weeks out from the race and then the final field the week of the race.
2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Field
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 field is released on the Monday of race week, can feature a capacity 16 starters plus five emergencies and will be published in full below once announced.
The Magic Millions Classic Barrier Draw follows on the Tuesday of race week during a special event held at Surfers Paradise beach at the Gold Coast.
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 field is now out with a full line-up of hopeful juveniles led in betting by the undefeated Bjorn Baker trained Warwoven chasing a hat-trick from barrier six following his recent three-length romp home at Eagle Farm.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
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1. Zip Lock
J: Martin Harley
T: Chris & Corey Munce |
11 | C | 2 | 57kg | |
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2. Tornado Valley
J: Ethan Brown
T: Ciaron Maher |
312 | C | 4 | 57kg | |
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3. Itchintogo
J: Ryan Maloney
T: Tony Gollan |
211 | G | 9 | 57kg | |
| 4. Warwoven (6) Scratched: | |||||
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5. Unit Five
J: Thomas Stockdale
T: Ciaron Maher |
1 | C | 7 | 57kg | |
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6. Knightsbridge
J: James McDonald
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
5x1 | C | 6 | 57kg | |
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7. Shiki
J: Tim Clark
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
1x41 | F | 8 | 55kg | |
| 8. Lumbini (16) Scratched: | |||||
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9. By Choice
J: Jamie Melham
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
15 | F | 3 | 55kg | |
| 10. Masvingo (12) Scratched: | |||||
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11. Mystical
J: Tommy Berry
T: Michael Freedman |
22 | F | 10 | 55kg | |
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12. Magritte
J: Mark Du Plessis
T: Stephen Kirkwood |
3327 | F | 13 | 55kg | |
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13. Tigroni
J: Zac Lloyd
T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton |
233 | F | 5 | 55kg | |
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14. Leaves Of Lorien
J: Cody Collis
T: James Moore |
63533 | F | 11 | 55kg | |
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15. Inhabit
J: Michael Rodd
T: Michael Hickmott |
139 | F | 12 | 55kg | |
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16. Double Cool
J: Damian Lane
T: Chris & Corey Munce |
22 | F | 1 | 55kg | |
| 17. Iransofar (1) Scratched: | |||||
| 18. Fine Sierra (18) Scratched: | |||||
2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Nominations
The early Magic Millions 2YO Classic nominations close the December prior to the race attracting hundreds of all-in entries for the $3 million Gold Coast showdown the next January.
The official Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026 nominations attracted 167 young hopefuls led in all-in betting by Too Darn Hot filly Shiki who won October’s Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes on debut for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott and Bjorn Baker’s Extreme Choice colt Paradoxium.
Magic Millions 2YO Classic Form Guide
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic form guide gives punters key information on the horses in the field including saddlecloth numbers, barriers, trainers & jockeys and previous form for all the runners. Looking for graduates out of the Wyong Magic Millions Classic as well as the key Brisbane lead-up races when doing the Gold Coast Magic Millions Classic form is crucial.
Fillies also have a good recent record in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic results so checking the form guide on the Gold Coast race on the fillies taking on the boys in the field can prove lucrative for punters.
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic form from 2022 was franked with the winning filly Coolangatta going on to run third in that year’s Golden Slipper results before a win in the spring’s Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley.
2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic Form Guide
A link to a comprehensive 2026 Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race following final acceptances and barriers.
Past Magic Millions 2YO Classic Results
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic race results from the past decade show a near even mix of winners from local Queensland stables and those visiting from interstate.
The latest Queensland-trained Magic Millions Classic winners are Le Chef (2015), Houtzen (2017), and Tony Gollan’s Better Than Ready filly Skirt The Law (2023).
Notable fillies to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic include Coolangatta (2022), Away Game (2020), Exhilarates (2019), Sunlight (2018), Houtzen (2017), Driefontein (2012), Karuta Queen (2011), and Military Rose (2010).
Co-trainer Gai Waterhouse celebrated her fifth Magic Millions 2YO Classic win on the Gold Coast in 2024 with Storm Boy.
Past Magic Millions 2YO Classic Winners
Recent Magic Millions 2YO Classic winners and placegetters dating back to the year 1987 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Unit Five | Toranado Valley | By Choice | 1:09.71 |
| 2025 | O’Ole | Memo | Gallo Nero | 1:09.27 |
| 2024 | Storm Boy | Highness | Spywire | 1:08.00 |
| 2023 | Skirt The Law | Platinum Jubilee | Summer Loving | 1:09.96 |
| 2022 | Coolangatta | Russian Conquest | Snitcat | 1:09.04 |
| 2021 | Shaquero | Alpine Edge | She’s All Class | 1:10.39 |
| 2020 | Away Game | Stellar Pauline | Conceited | 1:09.59 |
| 2019 | Exhilarates | Dubious | Hightail | 1:08.95 |
| 2018 | Sunlight | Fullazaboot | Outback Barbie | 1:09.17 |
| 2017 | Houtzen | Chauffeur | Madeenaty | 1:09.49 |
| 2016 | Capitalist | Nikitas | Candika | 1:09.2 |
| 2015 | Le Chef | Pepperano | Single Gaze | 1:10.8 |
| 2014 | Unencumbered | Oakleigh Girl | Ruby Soho | 1:09.6 |
| 2013 | Real Surreal | Sweet Idea | Missy Longstocking | 1:09.98 |
| 2012 | Driefontein | No Looking Back | Alezan Thunder | 1:09.49 |
| 2011 | Karuta Queen | Combat Kitty | Schiffer | 1:11.0 |
| 2010 | Military Rose | Ambers Waltz | Demanding Miss | 1:10.2 |
| 2009 | Phelan Ready | Paprika | Motown Lady | 1:10.0 |
| 2008 | Augusta Proud | She’s Meaner | High Rollin Woman | 1:09.4 |
| 2007 | Mimi Lebrock | Husson Lightning | Royal Asscher | 1:09.9 |
| 2006 | Mirror Mirror | Churchill Downs | Reigart | 1:09.8 |
| 2005 | Bradburys Luck | Emit Time | Snitzel | 1:09.4 |
| 2004 | Dance Hero | Not A Single Doubt | Marie Madeleine | 1:08.7 |
| 2003 | Regimental Gal | Danbird | How Funny | 1:09.8 |
| 2002 | Lovely Jubly | Chuckle | Cool Trent | 1:09.5 |
| 2001 | Excellerator | Miss Bussell | Magic Albert | 1:09.7 |
| 2000 | Assertive Lad | Belle Du Jour | Rapid Man | 1:09.3 |
| 1999 | Testa Rossa | Sally Magic | Shalt Not | 1:09.5 |
| 1998 | Catnipped | Spend | Phorous | 1:09.0 |
| 1997 | General Nediym | Special Dane | My Halo Broke | 1:09.03 |
| 1996 | Winger Charger | Our Banker | La Snippette | 1:10.1 |
| 1995 | Zephyrz | Gold Ace | Pottinger | 1:09.3 |
| 1994 | Brave Warrior | St. Covet | Discreet Lady | 1:10.2 |
| 1993 | Our Fiction | Flying Tycoon | Tiba Tiba | 1:09.5 |
| 1992 | Clan O’Sullivan | Guards Time | Snippets Girl | 1:28.1 |
| 1992 | Clan O’Sullivan | Zodiac Miss | Quick Snip | 1:08.46 |
| 1991 | Bold Promise | Sedgewyn | Chortle | 1:09.5 |
| 1991 | Bold Promise | Musical Chairs | Dangerous Seam | 1:09.5 |
| 1990 | St. Jude | Trustful | Quick Score | 1:10.61 |
| 1990 | Dancers Joy | Mahaasin | Rhythmic Charm | 1:10.0 |
| 1989 | Sunblazer | Scomasc | Red Rancher | 1:10.4 |
| 1989 | Malibu Magic | Tristanagh | Proudly | 1:10.1 |
| 1988 | Molokai Prince | Prince Regent | Good Time Dancer | 1:11.2 |
| 1988 | Sea Cabin | Regal Devotion | Mean Eyes | 1:14.2 |
| 1987 | Snippets | Prince Anton | Mother Duck | 1:09.9 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic?
The 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic was won by two-year-old Supido colt Unit Five at $8 for trainer Ciaron Maher with jockey Thomas Stockdale aboard on 57kg from barrier 7 to win on a Good (4) track by 1.11 lengths in a time of 1:09.71.
Who won the 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic?
The 2025 Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner was the Bjorn Baker trained filly O’Ole at $12 who was ridden by Tommy Berry.
When is the Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026?
Saturday, January 17, 2026What is the prize money for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026?
$3,000,000
Where is the Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2026?
Gold Coast Racecourse, LOT 6 Racecourse Drive, Bundall Queensland, 4217.
How do I bet on the 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
Once you've created your account you can make a deposit via credit card, or any other of our secure payment methods. Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win the 2026 Magic Millions 2YO Classic?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.