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Preparations continue for Snowden Magic Millions hopes

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Peter Snowden says Magic Millions two-year-old fancies have continued their work pleasingly towards the reschedule race day.

EMPIRE OF JAPAN.
EMPIRE OF JAPAN. Picture: Martin King / Sportpix

Peter Snowden is in no doubt the right decision was made to postpone the remaining eight races on Saturday's postponed Magic Millions Day card, and their three hopes in the 2yo Classic remain on track to perform well on Thursday.

Empire Of Japan ($4.60 favourite), Sovereign Fund ($6.50), and Godfather ($31) compensated for the missed runs on Saturday with gallops on Sunday morning at their Gold Coast base.

"They coped really well," Snowden told RSN.

"Their work has been perfect and they haven't taken any harm from it.

"They're in really good order and their work yesterday (Sunday) was really good.

"Now we're just marking time over the next few days but they're holding their form."

The stable has been consistent in rating Empire Of Japan as their main chance and that position hasn't changed even after the disruption to the running of the Magic Millions 2yo Classic (1200m) worth $2 million, and the other feature races postponed.

Though he says that the move is less advantageous for the race favourite.

"Empire Of Japan would have been flattered by the heavy track on Saturday for sure," he adds.

"On drier track, he still runs well, but the rain definitely would have been an advantage for him had they run.

"He's probably got the best turn-of-foot of my three but I'm not say the others aren't without a chance either."

In the Magic Millions 3yo Guineas (1400m) the stable has favourite Russian Conquest ($4) and also King Of Sparta ($1.90 favourite) in the Magic Millions Snippets (1200m).

Snowden says both horses will find what will hopefully be a drier surface by Thursday a positive.

"They'd both have been 100-1 if they'd gone around on Saturday," he said.

Less than one millimetre of rain is predicted across Tuesday to Thursday across the Gold Coast region with temperatures of 27 to 28 degrees.


Racing and Sports

Gold Coast

Thursday, 19th January 2023

3
14:37
(local)

$2M THE STAR GOLD COAST MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO CLASSIC (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN
AUD $2,000,000
1200m TURF SOFT
3
14:37
(local)
AUD $2,000,000
1200m SOFT

$2M THE STAR GOLD COAST MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO CLASSIC (LR)

Age: 2yo Type: OPEN


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 13. SKIRT THE LAW (AUS) 2yo F
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - OUTLAW KATE (AUS)
RYAN MALONEY
TONY GOLLAN
$7
55kg
Mrs B V Siemsen, Mrs J R Dunn, Mrs J Folsom, Mrs L E Essex, Mrs R Kelly, Mrs A L Ledwidge, Mrs S Morris, Mrs V L Morrissey, Mrs G E Saines, Mrs J L Van Buynder, Mrs A M Balsarini, Mrs J Barnes, Miss V D Johnston, Mrs P Lange, Mrs J Smith, Mrs A M Treichel, Mrs J Treichel, Mrs A Wallis & Mrs E Marr

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2nd 10. PLATINUM JUBILEE (AUS) 2yo F
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - MISS DEBUTANTE (AUS)
REGAN BAYLISS
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$6.5
55kg
Go Bloodstock Australia (Mgr: Sir O G Glenn), GW Holdings (Mgr: G J Wilson), R N Norris, F W Cook, Mrs C M Cook, Ms B L Cook, T Needham, S Bacon, Mrs S C Murdoch, Silvertail (Mgr: Mrs J T Wedge), R Cattle & M J Murdoch

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3rd 12. SUMMER LOVING (AUS) 2yo F
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - SERENA BAY (AUS)
BRENTON AVDULLA
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$20
55kg
D Maher, A Harvey, H H W G Racing (Mgr: L Henderson), Milo Racing (Mgr: T Merlehan), B Gordon, M Grogan, Dr M Barth, Cazrob (Mgr: R Winney), D De Jersey, Z De Jersey, Mrs Z De Jersey, J Russell, Dr E Russell, G Macdonald, W Ekert, A Bundalo, Ms S Hunneybell, Mrs V Anderson, W Manning & Woodburn

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4th 8. INFATUATION (AUS) 2yo F
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - SWEET KISS (AUS)
RACHEL KING
BJORN BAKER
$26
55kg

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5th 9. FIRE LANE (AUS) 2yo F
HELLBENT (AUS) - HERITAGE LANE (AUS)
JAY FORD
BRAD WIDDUP
$14
55kg

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6th 4. EMPIRE OF JAPAN (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - ICHIHARA (AUS)
JAMES MCDONALD
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$5
57kg

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7th 16. EMPRESS OF WONDER (AUS) 2yo F
CHOISIR (AUS) - TSARINA WONDER (AUS)
CHAD SCHOFIELD
ANNABEL NEASHAM
$7.5
55kg

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8th 14. MISS COOTA (AUS) 2yo F
SPIRIT OF BOOM (AUS) - ROCK GARDEN (AUS)
JUSTIN HUXTABLE
CHRIS MUNCE
$17
55kg

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9th 11. CROATIAN BELLE (AUS) 2yo F
BRAZEN BEAU (AUS) - CROATIAN (AUS)
MICHAEL DEE
BEN & JD HAYES
$21
55kg

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10th 5. ROYAL ENTRANCE (AUS) 2yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - BALLET BLUE (AUS)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$26
57kg

Sales Information

11th 15. EXCEL D'OR (AUS) 2yo F
EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - MISS CHIERRO (AUS)
BRODIE LOY
ANNABEL NEASHAM
$61
55kg

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12th 7. CHRYSAOR (AUS) 2yo C
BETTER THAN READY (AUS) - NEW WINGS (AUS)
JAMES ORMAN
CHRIS WALLER
$61
57kg

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13th 18. SHE'S A ROGUE (AUS) 2yo F
NICCONI (AUS) - QUELLE LIAISON (AUS)
BEN THOMPSON
CHRIS MUNCE
$201
55kg

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14th 6. GODFATHER (AUS) 2yo C
I AM INVINCIBLE (AUS) - MELIORA (AUS)
BEN MELHAM
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$31
57kg

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15th 3. SUNSOURCE (AUS) 2yo C
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - PATRICIA DAWN (AUS)
MARK ZAHRA
TRENT BUSUTTIN & NATALIE YOUNG
$26
57kg

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16th 2. SOVEREIGN FUND (AUS) 2yo C
CAPITALIST (AUS) - MOSSBEAT (AUS)
JAMIE KAH
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$6.5
57kg

Sales Information

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