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This is our showcase event, where we have the opportunity to welcome you to the glorious Gold Coast to experience a perfect Queensland summer and outstanding thoroughbred action – on the polo field, in the sale ring and on the racetrack.

The love of the horse is what makes this Carnival so special. Wherever you may be around the world, if you love horses you must be on the Gold Coast this January. We invite you to join us and share in the equine excitement that is the 2019 The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival.

The central event that shapes our magnificent twelve day Carnival is the Gold Coast Yearling Sale. On behalf of breeders throughout Australia and New Zealand, we are privileged to present to you a catalogue of over 1,100 yearlings of exceptional quality.

Similar to any proud parent, we are honoured that the Gold Coast Yearling Sale catalogued and sold the world’s best racehorse in Winx. 29 consecutive wins, 22 at Group One level and an historic four Cox Plate victories in succession, Winx’s unmatched racetrack record is forever life changing for her breeder, owners, trainer and jockey.

Now we are also proud to boast even further bragging rights about our flagship sale. The Gold Coast Yearling Sale has officially sold the two highest prizemoney earners in Australian racing history in Winx – and in Redzel, a multiple Group One winning sprinter and dual winner of The Everest.

Magic Millions is irrefutably the place to purchase your next breed-shaping stallion. For proof look no further than the catalogue for the 2019 edition of the sale which features the progeny of countless past star Magic Millions yearling sale graduates. Snitzel, Sebring, Written Tycoon, Zoustar, Vancouver, Star Witness, Pierro, Dissident, Not

a Single Doubt, Rubick, Shooting to Win, Sizzling, Spirit of Boom, Savabeel and Unencumbered were all sold on the Gold Coast.

Prior to the sales ring action, The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival commences with the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo on Sunday 6 January. This will be the third year the polo event has been a feature on the Carnival calendar. We are immensely excited to have world leading polo players including Nacho Figueras as well as the Patron of Magic Millions Racing Women, Zara Tindall MBE and her husband Mike Tindall, as part of the day.

The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday to be held on Saturday 11 January features an exhilarating program of nine races and $10 million in prizemoney. Now cemented as one of the top ten annual racemeetings in the world, this Raceday will showcase leading horses, trainers and jockeys highlighted by the running of the $2 million The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic in conjunction with the $500,000 Racing Women’s Bonus, and the $2 million Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

Along with our brilliant new naming rights partner in The Star Gold Coast, Magic Millions could not present this Carnival without the ongoing and valued support of our principal partners. We gratefully acknowledge the support of both Tourism and Events Queensland and Racing Queensland.

Magic Millions also sincerely acknowledges the support of partners Pacific Fair, BetEasy, Harrolds, Woodford Reserve, Moet & Chandon, Singapore Airlines, Seven West Media, and Sky Thoroughbred Central.

On behalf of the Magic Millions team, it is our pleasure to invite you to join us in January for the next life changing edition of The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival.

Welcome to The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival. This year with an expanded schedule the carnival offers a range of world-class events both on and off the track that draws visitors from around the globe every year.

The Queensland Government is proud to support the 2020 Magic Millions Carnival because it attracts visitors which creates local jobs in tourism.

Congratulations to Magic Millions and all those involved in organising the carnival. If you’re visiting the Gold Coast for the event, ensure you allow time during your stay to explore why the Gold Coast is renowned for its diverse tourism experiences.

City of Gold Coast has earned an international reputation as an outstanding host of major sporting events and the Magic Millions Carnival is an absolute highlight of our annual calendar.

The popularity of Magic Millions taps into the Australian love of sport in general and horse racing in particular. Our love of the gallopers is known around the world and the professionalism of the industry attracts the cream of owners, breeders and trainers to our shores.

It is no surprise that one-third of the top 100 races in the world are staged in Australia. We do it well!

Remarkably, one-in-244 Aussies across the nation have a stake in ownership of a horse and the industry contributes around $8 billion a year into the economy.

Last January’s Magic Millions Golf Coast Yearling Sale grossed more than $181 million with buyers from across Asia, the Middle East and The Americas joining South Pacific locals in the bidding.

Key events over the 12 days of the carnival will include the Aquis Raceday at the Gold Coast Turf Club, the Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo at The Spit, The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday and, of course, the Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

But you don’t have to have a direct stake in horse racing to love the Magic Millions. It is a feast of entertainment for those who just enjoy a good time. There are golf days and sports luncheons among many other attractions.

Last year’s event created 65,000 bed nights for the city with well over half of visitors to the Sale coming from interstate or overseas. And we love to have you here.

I look forward to seeing some of you at various events during the Carnival so please say Hi if we bump into each other.