Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2024 - Barrier Draw & Final Field
- The barrier draw has been conducted for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic
- The 2024 edition will be contested on Saturday, January 13
- Storm Boy heads the early market
- Final field can be found below
Parkour has drawn barrier seventeen in the 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic. (Getty)
Storm Boy (barrier 10) was a dominant debut winner at Rosehill and the form has been franked from that December 2 event, with Traffic Warden (runner-up) saluting by 1.5 lengths at Caulfield via his next appearance.
This colt is trained by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, and Waterhouse is looking for her fifth Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner, with her latest being in 2012 when Drieftontein took out this feature.
Following a comfortable victory recorded in the Group 3 B.J. McLachlan Stakes on December 23, Storm Boy firmed into outright favouritism for the 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Spywire (barrier 12) bounced back to winning form when taking out the Aquis Gold Nugget at the Gold Coast on January 6 and the son of Trapeze Artist will be partnered by James McDonald in Saturday's feature.
Highness (barrier 4) and Spywire clashed in the Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic on December 13, and Highness got the better of that duel when reeling in a tiring Spywire, who was a short-priced favourite on that occasion.
The Michael Freedman-trained colt gets the winkers applied for his Magic Millions assignment.
Parkour (barrier 17) has been a big firmer in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic market following an impressive Randwick triumph on December 30.
Godolphin are aiming for their second victory in this famous juvenile race, with Exhilarates having won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic in 2019.
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace have prepared two of the last four winners of this feature and Erno's Cube (barrier 7) is the second of their acceptances in 2024, a filly who won the Max Lees Classic before being well held as runner-up behind Straight Charge at Randwick.
Queensland trainer Les Ross has a large hand via the Mishani Army, accepting with Mishani Hercules (barrier 1), Mishani Aloha (barrier 8), Mishani Ego (barrier 13) and Mishani Express (barrier 16).
16 runners and one emergency make up the final field for the 2024 Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Magic Millions 2YO Classic 2024 Barriers & Final Field
| No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storm Boy | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Adam Hyeronimus | 10 | 57kg | $2.50 |
| 2 | Spywire | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | James McDonald | 12 | 57kg | $5.50 |
| 3 | Parkour | James Cummings | Jamie Kah | 17 | 57kg | $9 |
| 4 | Highness | Michael Freedman | Tommy Berry | 4 | 57kg | $6.50 |
| 5 | Wolfgang | Lloyd Kennewell & Lucy Yeomans | Blake Shinn | 2 | 57kg | $18 |
| 6 | Vianarra | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | John Allen | 15 | 57kg | $41 |
| 7 | Mishani Hercules | Les Ross | Mark Du Plessis | 1 | 57kg | $151 |
| 8 | Arabian Summer | Tomy & Calvin McEvoy | Harry Coffey | 9 | 55kg | $7 |
| 9 | Mishani Aloha | Les Ross | Ben Thompson | 8 | 55kg | $151 |
| 10 | Poster Girl | Chris Munce | Robbie Dolan | 6 | 55kg | $31 |
| 11 | Erno's Cube | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | Jason Collett | 7 | 55kg | $19 |
| 12 | Jenni's Meadow | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Declan Bates | 5 | 55kg | $26 |
| 13 | Territory Ash | Liam Birchley | Michael Rodd | 14 | 55kg | $71 |
| 14 | Mishani Ego | Les Ross | Samantha Collett | 13 | 55kg | $201 |
| 15 | Mishani Express | Les Ross | Jake Bayliss | 16 | 55kg | $201 |
| 16 | Sheza Chiquitita | Kevin Kemp | Damien Thornton | 11 | 55kg | $201 |
| 17e | Spirited | Chris Munce | TBA | 3 | 55kg | $81 |
Odds courtesy of EliteBet & correct on 09/01/2024.
Magic Millions 2YO Classic Winners
The Magic Millions 2YO Classic is run under set weights and contested over 1200m at the Gold Coast Racecourse in Queensland, and this feature is worth $3 million.
A key part of the Magic Millions carnival, the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (like all Magic Millions races) is fully restricted to horses that have been sold, or passed in at one of the Magic Millions sales in Australia.
Shaquero (2021), Coolangatta (2022) and Skirt The Law (2023) have won the last three editions of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
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