From the race’s inauguration 1975, all the way up to 2024, we have a comprehensive list of Magic Night Stakes winners from past race meets. Included are finishing times, as well as jockey and weights carried to victory by the winners of the Magic Night Stakes lead-up race for the Golden Slipper.

After the first Magic Night Stakes was won by Toy Show in 1975 there were officially two Magic Night Stakes winners the following year with As You Like It and Glen Vain running a dead heat in 1976.

2022 Magic Night Stakes Winner She’s Extreme
2022 Magic Night Stakes winner She’s Extreme. Photo: Steve Hart.

The 2005 Magic Night Stakes winner Media holds the current record winning in a time of 1 minute 09:38 seconds.

Five fillies have completed the Magic Night / Golden Slipper Stakes double with Kiamichi (2019), Bint Marscay (1993), Bounding Away (1986), Dark Eclipse (1980), and Toy Show (1975) all going on to win the Group 1.

The 2022 Magic Night Stakes winner She’s Extreme was good late saluting for the punters as the $3.50 favourite in betting.

The Magic Night Stakes 2023 winner Steel City ($3F) made it back-to-back wins for favourites with the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Blue Diamond Stakes graduate atoning for her unplaced run in Melbourne to lead all-the-way and salute for the punters ahead of the Golden Slipper.

The 2024 Magic Night Stakes winner was the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Drifting ($4.20) who was so strong picking herself up off an on-speed run to deny favourite Fly Fly victory by over a length.

COMPLETE LIST OF PAST magic night STAKES WINNERS

Year Winner Jockey Weight Time
2024 Drifting T. Sherry 55.5 kg 1:10.76
2023 Steel City R. Bayliss 55.5 kg 1:10.08
2022 She’s Extreme T. Berry 55.5 kg 1.12.17
2021 Arcaded J. B McDonald 55.5 kg 1:10.29
2020 Thermosphere J. B McDonald 55.5 kg 1:13.62
2019 Kiamichi D. M Lane 55.5 kg 1:13.24
2018 Sunlight L. Currie 55.5 kg 1:10.74
2017 Tulip K. McEvoy 55.5 kg 1:12.01
2016 Calliope J. B McDonald 55.5 kg 1:09.78
2015 Speak Fondly T. Berry 55.5 kg 1:11.77
2014 Bring Me The Maid C. Schofield 55.5 kg 1:12.74
2013 Scandiva P. Robl 55.5 kg 1:11.18
2012 Ichihara C. Brown 55.5 kg 1:10.73
2011 Altar J. Parr 55.5 kg 1:11.83
2010 Willow Creek L. Nolen 55.5 kg 1:11.14
2009 Indian Ocean H. Bowman 55.5 kg 1:10.76
2008 Portillo R. M Quinn 55.5 kg 1:11.91
2007 Downhill Racer J. Cassidy 55.5 kg 1:10.75
2006 Gold Edition G. Lynch 55.5 kg 1:11.56
2005 Media D. Beadman 55.5 kg 1:09.38
2004 Alizes D. Beadman 55.5 kg 1:09.46
2003 Shamekha J. Cassidy 55.5 kg 1:10.57
2002 Victory Vein D. Beasley 55.5 kg 1:09.96
2001 Hosannah R.M. Quinn 55.5 kg 1:10.28
2000 Preserve L. Cassidy 55.5 kg 1:11.43
1999 Countess Christie J. Cassidy 55.5 kg 1:10.54
1998 Mardi’s Magic J. Powell 55.5 kg 1:11.29
1997 Regal Chamber C. Munce 55.5 kg 1:09.98
1996 Precious Glitter S. King 55.5 kg 1:10.09
1995 Pontal Lass K. Moses 55.5 kg 1:10.35
1994 Romantica J. Cassidy 55.5 kg 1:11.42
1993 Bint Marscay L. Dittman 55.5 kg 1:09.68
1992 Klokka K. Moses 55.5 kg 1:10.90
1991 Pipiwar K. Russell U5.5 kg 1:09.89
1990 Draw Card N. Paine 55.5 kg 1:14.25
1989 Fickle Hostess G. Hall 55.5 kg 1:13.30
1988 Comely Girl L. Dittman 55.5 kg 1:12.20
1987 Tennessee Vain G. Hall 55.5 kg 1:10.90
1986 Bounding Away L. Dittman 55.5 kg 1:10.00
1985 Ma Chiquita P. Cook 55.5 kg 1:10.80
1984 Pashenka’s Gem W. Harris 55 kg 1:10.70
1983 Lady Eclipse N. Voigt 50 kg 1:11.00
1982 Explicit L. Dittman 50 kg 1:12.80
1981 Food For Love W. Harris 49.5 kg 1:14.60
1980 Dark Eclipse K. Moses 55.5 kg 1:10.00
1979 Century Miss P. Cook 55 kg 1:10.10
1978 Jubilee Walk M. Johnston 52.5 kg 1:11.90
1977  Lloyd Boy
1976

(Dead Heat)

As You Like It / Glen Vain
1975 Toy Show

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