Money doesn’t buy success in the Magic Millions

THERE have been numerous stories not only this week, but in the years gone by about prominent owners spending up large at the Magic Millions.

While they’re free to spend as much money as they want, money doesn’t success at the Magic Millions and that is no more evident than the past winners of the race.

A $2 million yearling purchase was made on Thursday for well-bred type by I Am Invincible, but chances are it won’t be winning the Magic Millions 2YO Classic come next year – we can bet our bottom dollar on it.

In fact, only one winner in the 31-year history of the 2YO Classic was sold for more than $225,000 (Bradbury’s Luck – 2005). These owners are often glorified in the media about their wealth and purchasing selection, but it doesn’t take riches to win the great Queensland sprint.

25 of the 31 editions of the Magic Millions 2YO have been won by horses sold for less than $100,000 and a few of them were purchased for under $20,000.

The big studs can continue to buy up these highly-fancied yearlings, but the sale price means nothing when it comes to the $2 million on offer for winning the race.

2018 Magic Millions 2YO field and sales price

Most form guides don’t publish the sales price, but it can make a different to punters’ decisions when placing a bet.

Below is the 2018 Magic Millions 2YO field with the sales price. There are some highly-priced types in the field, but we’d suggest looking out for the horses that cost their owners less than $100,000.

No.	Silks	Horse/Bred	Trainer	Jockey	Purchase price	Weight	Odds
1		Jonker	David Atkins	Hugh Bowman	$45,000	57	$4.80
2		Ef Troop	Tony Gollan	M McGillivray	$70,000	57	$4
3		Quackerjack	Mark Newnham	K Jennings	$240,000	57	$31
4		Legislation	P & P Snowden	D Browne	$525,000	57	$31
5		Fullazaboot	Stuart Kendrick	T Angland	$90,000	57	$34
6		Crockett	Tony McEvoy	J Kah	$180,000	57	$34
7		Bondi	P & P Snowden	B Shinn	$400,000	57	$13
8		Skyray	Clarry Connors	J Collett	$60,000	57	$61
9		Meryl	Lee Curtis	C Reith	$150,000	55	$17
10		Secret Lady	Gary Portelli	B Melham	$150,000	55	$19
11		Sunlight	Tony McEvoy	L Currie	$300,000	55	$4.20
12		Nomothaj	Hayes & Dabernig	S Baster	$420,000	55	$10
13		Outback Barbie	Tony Gollan	J Byrne	$210,000	55	$34
14		Anthemoessa	Matt Cumani	J Childs	$130,000	55	$41
15		Witherspoon	Brad Widdup	C Brown	$500,000	55	$26
16		Whiskey Shooter	Waterhouse & Bott	T Clark	$180,000	55	$51

Most recent Magic Million 2YO Classic winners list

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