Ocean Park - New Winner

The barriers and final field are out for the $3million Magic Millions Sunlight slot race to be run this Saturday at the Gold Coast over 1100m.

With the release this week of nominations for the Gr.1 Trackside NZ Derby, the focus intensifies for stamina signs amongst the three-year-old crop ahead of the March 7 Ellerslie classic and one of these promising up and comers claims Melbourne Cup winner Ethereal as his third dam.

Here is the full list of 35 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

With a six-week gap between two of summer’s major weight-for-age middle-distance features, trainers of leading candidates have taken a variety of approaches to their preparations.

Cambridge Stud’s Sword of State might be the one that got away from Newgate Farm with the Group I winning son Snitzel currently sitting on top of the Australian First Season Sires List.

The $3million Magic Millions Sunlight slot race at the Gold Coast on Saturday will be watched very closely by the team at Yarraman Park with their homebred I Am Invincible filly Sylph seeking to break her maiden in the lucrative feature, while Hellbent is the sire of one of her archrivals Savvy Hallie.

Fresh off a Bairnsdale maiden win, the progressive Ocean Park filly Hurry Curry entered the Victoria Oaks picture with a commanding performance in the Crown Oaks Preview (1800m) at Flemington on Sunday.

Lyndhurst Stud Farm is home to one of Queensland’s favourite sons Better Than Ready and their Magic Millions draft of 12 features three by the reigning Champion Queensland Sire.

Widden are the second largest vendor at Magic Millions this year and if you are looking to get a slice of the MM incentive race action no farm has produced more winners of these rich races that are contested right around the country.

Well-related Highview graduate Kinnaird has quickly won his way to the top of the market for New Zealand’s richest two-year-old contest.