Ladbrokes Tip: Interstate raiders have a top record in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas at the Gold Coast
The Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 ran under at the Gold Coast on Saturday, January 17, 2026 offering $3 million in prize money and was won in a thrilling upset by the Matthew Dunn trained Torque To Be Sure ($13) who survived a protest from the beaten odds-on favourite Ninja.
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Results
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 results and finishing order will be published below as soon as announced on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
- #4 Torque To Be Sure
- #1 Ninja
- #6 Spanish Treasure
Torque To Be Sure officially claimed the 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas, surviving a post-race protest from the runner-up Ninja to secure the $3 million prize. Delivering a statement win at just his second career start, the Matthew Dunn-trained gelding ($13) showed immense heart under Ben Melham to find the line first. While the stewards’ deliberation added a layer of late-afternoon tension, the result stood, confirming Torque To Be Sure as one of the most progressive three-year-olds in the country. To break your maiden in a race of this magnitude is a rare feat, stamping the Shamus Award gelding as a major player for the upcoming autumn carnival.
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Odds & Results
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 odds will be listed below complete with market links as soon as available followed by the official Magic Millions 3YO Guineas results and finishing order following the event.
| 4. Torque To Be Sure (15) J: Ben Melham 56kg x4262T: Matthew Dunn | ||
| 1. Ninja (17) J: Tommy Berry 57kg 11x31T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 6. Spanish Treasure (12) J: Ryan Maloney 56kg 23x41T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 16. Crash The Party (16) J: Daniel Moor 54kg x4330T: Toby Edmonds | ||
| 3. Damien (5) J: Zac Lloyd 56kg x3256T: Kris Lees | ||
| 10. Memo (8) J: James McDonald 55kg 925x3T: Peter Snowden | ||
| 11. Icarian Dream (4) J: Jamie Melham 55kg 76433T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 8. Cellarmaster (11) J: Damian Lane 56kg 4x51T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 14. Hi Barbie (13) J: Craig Williams 54.5kg 6x659T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 9. Jimmy's Brother (7) J: Angela Jones 56kg 8x511T: David Vandyke | ||
| 13. Dragonne Rouge (6) J: Michael Rodd 54.5kg 115x8T: Shaun Dwyer | ||
| 5. Saxobushi (9) J: Andrew Mallyon 56kg 1x311T: Kris Lees | ||
| 15. Adorable Thought (1) J: Robbie Dolan 54kg 3x13T: Barry Lockwood & Emma-Jane Vincent | ||
| 12. Recuperato (14) J: Ben Thompson 55kg 9x028T: Peter Gelagotis | ||
| 7. Benevac (3) J: Tim Clark 56kg 31x24T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 17. Norty Forty (2) J: Rachel King 54kg 7123xT: Kevin Kemp | ||
| 2. O' Ole (10) J: Ethan Brown 56kg 1x044T: Bjorn Baker |
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Tips
Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas tips include backing in-form three-year-olds with black-type winning form on their record and those from interstate stables.
History shows visitors from stables in Sydney and Melbourne have a dominant record so backing a runner outside of Queensland is a good Magic Millions 3YO Guineas betting tip.
Boomsara (2019) and Alligator Blood (2020) however both overcame the local hoodoo becoming the first Queensland-trained winners of the race since 2013. The David Vandyke-trained winner was subsequently stripped of the title and Eleven Eleven declared the official 2020 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winner.
In 2024 the Robert Heathcote-trained Abounding became the latest Queensland-trained Magic Millions Guineas winner before another win by a Queensland-based horse in 2025 with Bosustow (Eagle Farm, Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald).
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Gold Coast Magic Millions Guineas 2026 betting tips and exclusive summer racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the three-year-old Magic Millions Sales graduates to back and sack!
| 1. Ninja (17) J: Tommy Berry 57kg 11×31T: Michael Freedman |
| 6. Spanish Treasure (12) J: Ryan Maloney 56kg 23×41T: Tony Gollan |
| 9. Jimmy’s Brother (7) J: Angela Jones 56kg 8×511T: David Vandyke |
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas is a $3 million Restricted Listed event held at Queensland’s Gold Coast Racecourse each January during the summer racing season.
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Race Day features a total of ten events and offers around $12.5 million in total prize money.
One of the richest Magic Millions races on the card, the Magic Millions Guineas is open only to three-year-old graduates of the Magic Millions Sales and is contested over 1400m under set weights plus penalties conditions.
The other key race on the line-up is the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m).
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.
Good lead-up races into the Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas field each season include Doomben’s Listed Gold Edition Plate (1200m) in December and Brisbane’s Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate (1350m) held in Brisbane a fortnight before Magic Millions Day.
Pierata (2017-18) followed by Boomsara (2018-19) and Fashion Legend (2022-23) are the latest horses to complete the Vo Rogue Plate – Magic Millions 3YO Guineas double. In 2020 Alligator Blood also became the third horse in as many years to win the Magic Millions Guineas on the back of a Vo Rogue Plate success before being stripped of the title later in the year due to a positive swab to a banned substance.
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Race Info
- Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026
- Track: Gold Coast Racecourse
- Distance: 1400m
- Conditions: Set Weights + Penalties – 3YOs
- Status: Restricted Listed
- Prize Money: $3 million
- First Run: 2001
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Betting
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas betting opens weeks in advance of the race with pre-field markets open on the likely runners in the feature showdown.
Runners that dominate the Magic Millions Gold Coast Guineas odds each summer include those with previous Group status wins on their record, runners proven the right-handed way of racing, horses with winning form over a similar distance and those from the major training stables in the country.
Looking at the horses that ran well in the previous summer’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic race can be a good indicator of the now three-year-olds that will perform back at the same race day 12 months on.
Alligator Blood ($1.80 in 2020) was the last favourite in Magic Millions 3YO Guineas betting to salute for the punters before being stripped of the title later that year due to a positive swab.
There was a notable upset the following year with Aim winning the 2021 Magic Millions Guineas at a blow-out price of $31.
In 2022 Aim’s stablemate King Of Sparta won as the $4 favourite for Peter & Paul Snowden, before another winner at big odds in 2023 with Fashion Legend ($21) and again in 2025 with Bosustow ($13).
In 2026, Torque To Be Sure survived a post-race protest to salute in an upset at $13 over the beaten odds-on favourite Ninja ($1.60).
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Field
The Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas race field usually draws a capacity line-up of 18 starters (plus five emergencies) with the season’s top three-year-old Magic Millions eligible runners facing off for the big prize money.
Open to both colts & geldings as well as fillies, many horses in the Magic Millions Guineas field come off a lead-up run at Brisbane or the Gold Coast giving them the experience the right-handed way of racing.
The early Magic Millions 3YO Guineas nominations are taken by Racing Queensland the previous December followed by the final field the week of the race.
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Field
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 field will be released on the Monday of race week and published in full below.
The official 2026 Magic Millions Guineas Barrier Draw then takes place on the Tuesday during a special event at Surfers Paradise beach on the Gold Coast.
The 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas final field features a smart line-up of young gallopers led in betting by Michael Freedman’s odds-on fancy Ninja – drawn wide out in gate 17 – coming off a nearly five-length demolition job in the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Ninja
J: Tommy Berry
T: Michael Freedman |
311x31 | G | 17 | 57kg | |
|
2. O' Ole
J: Ethan Brown
T: Bjorn Baker |
51x044 | F | 10 | 56kg | |
|
3. Damien
J: Zac Lloyd
T: Kris Lees |
6x3256 | G | 5 | 56kg | |
|
4. Torque To Be Sure
J: Ben Melham
T: Matthew Dunn |
8x4262 | G | 15 | 56kg | |
|
5. Saxobushi
J: Andrew Mallyon
T: Kris Lees |
81x311 | G | 9 | 56kg | |
|
6. Spanish Treasure
J: Ryan Maloney
T: Tony Gollan |
223x41 | G | 12 | 56kg | |
|
7. Benevac
J: Tim Clark
T: Ciaron Maher |
x31x24 | G | 3 | 56kg | |
|
8. Cellarmaster
J: Damian Lane
T: John O'shea & Tom Charlton |
4x51 | G | 11 | 56kg | |
|
9. Jimmy's Brother
J: Angela Jones
T: David Vandyke |
8x511 | G | 7 | 56kg | |
|
10. Memo
J: James McDonald
T: Peter Snowden |
x925x3 | F | 8 | 55kg | |
|
11. Icarian Dream
J: Jamie Melham
T: Ciaron Maher |
x76433 | F | 4 | 55kg | |
|
12. Recuperato
J: Ben Thompson
T: Peter Gelagotis |
19x028 | F | 14 | 55kg | |
|
13. Dragonne Rouge
J: Michael Rodd
T: Shaun Dwyer |
1115x8 | F | 6 | 54.5kg | |
|
14. Hi Barbie
J: Craig Williams
T: Tony Gollan |
06x659 | F | 13 | 54.5kg | |
|
15. Adorable Thought
J: Robbie Dolan
T: Barry Lockwood & Emma-Jane Vincent |
3x13 | F | 1 | 54kg | |
|
16. Crash The Party
J: Daniel Moor
T: Toby Edmonds |
8x4330 | F | 16 | 54kg | |
|
17. Norty Forty
J: Rachel King
T: Kevin Kemp |
57123x | F | 2 | 54kg |
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Nominations
The early Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 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 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas nominations attracted a bumper 182 hopefuls led in all-in betting by Chris & Corey Munce’s outstanding Group 1 JJ Atkins winning colt Cool Archie who won five on the trot last time in.
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Form Guide
The Magic Millions 3YO Guineas form guide has all the need-to-know race information including the saddlecloth numbers, Magic Millions barriers, jockeys and the trainers of all the horses in the field each Queensland Summer Racing Carnival.
When doing the Magic Millions Guineas form it is important to look out for in-form runners from Sydney stables, graduates out of the key preparatory races like Brisbane’s Vo Rogue Plate and those with Group 1 form.
2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Form Guide
A link to the Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026 Form Guide will be available below following final acceptances.
Past Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Results
Recent Magic Millions 3YO Guineas race results had been dominated by horses trained outside of the sunshine state with the last Queensland-trained winners of the race being Saluter (2013) followed more recently by Boomsara (2019) for former champion hoop Chris Munce and the champion Alligator Blood (2020), the latter subsequently stripped of the title due to a positive swab disqualification, until the 2024 win by Brisbane-based filly Abounding.
Fillies have plenty of winning form over the boys in the Magic Millions Guineas results including the victory of Sweet Idea (2014) and more recently Flying Jess (2017), but overall colts have enjoyed the most wins.
Abounding (2024) is the latest Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winning filly.
Notable Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winners include Ha Ha (2002), Gold Edition (2007), Mahuta (2016), and Alligator Blood (2020) who was later disqualified and removed from the official list of champions.
Past Magic Millions 3YO Guineas Winners
Recent Magic Millions 3YO Guineas winners dating back to the year 2001 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Race Name | Distance | Jockey | Trainer/s | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Torque To Be Sure | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Ben Melham | Matthew Dunn | 56kg | 1:21.82 |
| 2025 | Bosustow | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Joshua Parr | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 56kg | 1:21.91 |
| 2024 | Abounding | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Martin Harley | Robert Heathcote | 54.5kg | 1:21.34 |
| 2023 | Fashion Legend | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Joshua Parr | Richard & Will Freedman | 57kg | 1:23.02 |
| 2022 | King Of Sparta | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Nash Rawiller | Peter & Paul Snowden | 56kg | 1:20.75 |
| 2021 | Aim | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | James McDonald | Peter & Paul Snowden | 56kg | 1:22.43 |
| 2020 |
Alligator Blood (Subsequently Disqualified) Eleven Eleven (New Champion) |
Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | ||||
| 2019 | Boomsara | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | Tim Clark | Chris Munce | 57kg | 1:21.13 |
| 2018 | Pierata | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | C. Brown | G. Hickman | 57 | 1:21.02 |
| 2017 | Flying Jess | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | T. Angland | J. Moloney | 55 | 1:21.23 |
| 2016 | Mahuta | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | B. Rawiller | D. Weir | 58 | 1:21.57 |
| 2015 | Deiheros | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | R. McMahon | L. Kennewell | 57 | 1.23.15 |
| 2014 | Sweet Idea | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | J. McDonald | G. Waterhouse | 56 | 1.20.78 |
| 2013 | Saluter | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | D. Browne | J. McLachlan | 57 | 1.21.85 |
| 2012 | Punch On | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | P. Hammersley | P. Balzen | 56 | 1.22.26 |
| 2011 | Torio’s Quest | Magic Millions 3YO Guineas | 1400m | H. Bowman | B. Partelle | 56 | 1.22.93 |
| 2010 | Graceful Anna | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | P. Robl | D. Pfeiffer | 55 | 1.22.56 |
| 2009 | Tempest Tost | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | D. Gauci | G. White | 54 | 1.23.13 |
| 2008 | Heart of the Citi | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | B. Pengelly | P. Duff | 56.5 | 1.21.93 |
| 2007 | Gold Edition | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | D. Beadman | R. Maund | 55 | 1.21.07 |
| 2006 | Tereschenko | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | C. Newitt | P. Moody | 55.5 | 1.21.67 |
| 2005 | Tippitaka | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | C. Brown | T. McEvoy | 55.5 | 1.21.75 |
| 2004 | Jamieson Valley | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | D. Beadman | J. Hawkes | 55.5 | 1.21.33 |
| 2003 | Biaggio | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | S. Galloway | G. Waterhouse | 55.5 | 1.21.58 |
| 2002 | Ha Ha | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | J. Cassidy | G. Waterhouse | 55 | 1.20.38 |
| 2001 | Paradiddle (NZ) | Magic Millions 3YO Trophy | 1400m | B. Prebble | D. Lawson | 55.5 | 1.21.88 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas?
The 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas was won by three-year-old Shamus Award gelding Torque To Be Sure at $13 for trainer Matthew Dunn with jockey Ben Melham aboard on 56kg from barrier 15 to win by 0.76 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:21.82. There was a protest from the runner-up Ninja ($1.60F) and his jockey Tommy Berry but it was ultimately dismissed.
Who won the 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas?
The 2025 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas was won by the Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald trained Bosustow at $13 with Joshua Parr in the saddle.
When is the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026?
Saturday, January 17, 2026What is the prize money for the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026?
$3,000,000
Where is the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 2026?
Gold Coast Racecourse, LOT 6 Racecourse Drive, Bundall Queensland, 4217.
How do I bet on the 2026 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas?
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 3YO Guineas?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas 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.