Magic Millions Cup

Looking for this season’s Magic Millions Cup betting odds, field and tips? The expert tipsters at Neds have put together everything you need to know before the race.

The Magic Millions Cup is one of the key feature races on the lucrative $13.5 million Magic Millions Race Day at the Gold Coast in Queensland each summer.

The meeting is held in mid-January during the wider Magic Millions Racing Carnival and features 11 Magic Millions races as of 2024 including a trio of Restricted Listed events with the running of the: $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic, $3 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas and the $1 million Magic Millions Cup.*

*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 Magic Millions Cup races is contested over 1400m and is a quality handicap race offering $569,600 to the winner.

In 2022 Eleven Eleven became the first two-time Magic Millions Cup winner in the race’s history. The Magic Millions Cup form from 2022 was franked with Eleven Eleven continuing on to run third to Apache Chase, who was third in the MM Cup, in Brisbane’s Group 1 Kingsford-Smith Cup (1300m).

magic millions Cup 2024 – Quick Information

• Race Day: Saturday January 13, 2024 
• Track Location: Gold Coast Racecourse
• Track Surface: Turf
• Track Direction: Right-handed
• Race Distance: 1,400 metres
• Weight Conditions: Quality Handicap
• Qualification: No age or sex restrictions
• Type: Thoroughbred
• Grade: Restricted Listed
• Operator: Gold Coast Turf Club
• Prize Purse: $1,000,000
• Inaugural Race: 2003
• 2024 Magic Millions Cup Winner: Semana

magic millions Cup 2024 RESULTS

The official 2024 Magic Millions Cup results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday January 13th, 2024.

1. #12 Semana
2. #13 Meridius
3. #7 Revolutionary Miss

Semana ($14) was huge for Ciaron Maher & David Eustace with the in-form Winning Rupert mare charging home late to dominate the Magic Millions Cup 2024 results in a two-length upset at the Gold Coast.

Magic MIllions Cup Betting 2024

There are many different ways to bet on the Magic Millions Cup, and we have included some of the most popular options below:

How To Bet On The Magic Millions cup

1. Log in at neds.com.au
2. Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
3. Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
4. Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Magic Millions Cup Betting above).
5. Select the horse(s) for the race.

Which Horse Will Win The Magic millions cup

The best way to pick which horse will win the Magic Millions Cup in 2024 is to take into account their lead-up summer racing form, past Magic Millions performances and records at the track/distance. 

Other factors to consider when picking the Magic Millions Cup winner include:

• Summer Winners: Horses coming off Group wins over the summer in Sydney and Brisbane dominate the Magic Millions Cup;
• Past Magic: Past performers in other Magic Millions Racing Carnivals do well in this race especially any returning Magic Millions Cup performers from the year prior. In 2022 Eleven Eleven posted his third straight Magic Millions Day win following victories in the 2020 MM Guineas and the 2021 MM Cup.

magic millions Cup Favourites 2024

Early favourites in 2024 Magic Millions Cup betting including the David Mccolm-trained Lough Neagh winner by over four lengths Far Too Easy, Tony Gollan’s airborne Zarastro coming off back-to-back Listed wins in Brisbane, and Team Snowden’s class mare Revolutionary Miss. 

Vega One ($3.30 in 2020) was the last Magic Millions Cup favourite to win.

magic millions Cup 2024 Field

The official 2024 Magic Millions Cup field of final acceptances is set for release at 10:00 am on Wednesday January 10, 2024 and will be published in full below once announced. 

The Magic Millions Cup 2024 final field features an open edition of in-form hopefuls led in betting by Far Too Easy whose last start win in the Listed Lough Neagh in Brisbane saw him salute by over four lengths.

magic millions Cup 2024 Tips

Favourite: #2 Far Too Easy ($4.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Bet: #7 Revolutionary Miss ($6.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Best Roughie: #3 Loch Eagle ($7.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Our exclusive 2024 Magic Millions Cup tips will be detailed above the week of the race and a full betting preview available on the Neds Blog.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR COMPLETE 2024 MAGIC MILLIONS DAY PREVIEW & TIPS

Gold Coast magic millions Race Day 2024

The $1 million Magic Millions Cup takes place as part of the $13.5 million Magic Millions Race Day program at the Gold Coast Racecourse on Saturday January 13, 2024. Held during the coveted Magic Millions Carnival, the meeting features eleven Magic Millions races with other features on the card including the: 

• Restricted Listed $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m),
• Restricted Listed $1 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m),
• $1 million Magic Millions Snippets (1200m),
• $1 million Magic Millions Subzero (2200m),
• $1 million Magic Millions Fillies & Mares (1300m),
• $1 million Magic Millions QTIS Open (1300m),
• $1 million Magic Millions The Syndicate (1100m),
• $1 million Magic Millions The Debut 2YO Colts & Geldings Plate (1000m),
• $1 million Magic Millions The Debut 2YO Fillies Plate (1000m), and the
• $500,000 Magic Millions Country Cup (1200m).

magic millions cup Nominations 2024

2024 Magic Millions Cup nominations close on Tuesday January 2, 2024 and will be published below once announced.

Magic millions Cup Weights 2024

Quality handicap conditions apply to this race. 2024 Magic Millions Cup weights will be declared by 5:00 PM, Monday the 8th of January, 2024 with weights on the final acceptances to be published in our above Magic Millions Cup Field section.

2024 Magic Millions Cup Top-Weight:

• #1 Tamerlane (59.5kg)

Magic millions cup barriers 2024

The Magic Millions Cup 2024 barrier draw will be conducted the week of the race and published in our above Magic Millions Cup Field section.

Magic millions Cup jockeys 2024

Final riders must be declared before 12:00pm (AEST) on Wednesday January 10, 2024 with the confirmed 2024 Magic Millions Cup jockeys to be published in our above Magic Millions Cup Field section.

magic millions cup Prize Money 2024

The 2024 Magic Millions Cup prize purse is worth $1,000,000 in total, distributed from places first through to eighteenth should a full field of eighteen face off.

magic millions Cup Race Number 2024

The 2024 Magic Millions Cup race number is scheduled as the Gold Coast Race 10 at 4:55pm (AEST) on Thursday January 13th, 2024. There are eleven races in total held that day at the Gold Coast Racecourse. 

magic millions cup Form Guide 2024

The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2024 Magic Millions Cup Form Guide following final acceptances. 

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 MAGIC MILLIONS CUP FORM GUIDE

magic millions cup Live 2024

You can watch or listen to the 2024 Magic Millions Cup live, across the following mediums.

Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)

Radio: Radio Sport National

Free to air television: Channel 7

Magic Millions Cup Winners

Winners of the Magic Millions Cup going back to the event’s inaugural running in 2003 along with the place-getters and winning times are detailed in the table below.

There has only been one dual Magic Millions Cup winner in history with Eleven Eleven going back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.