Magic Millions 2YO Classic Field and Barrier Draw

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday January 10

High profile colts from the Peter and Paul Snowden stable all drew wide for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) following Tuesday morning's barrier draw with multiple runners in the race for champion sires I Am Invincible, Snitzel and Zoustar.

Empire of Japan drew gate 11 - image Steve Hart

All three Snowden runners drew wide gates, with pre draw favourite Empire Of Japan set to jump from gate 11 while Sovereign Fund (17) and Godfather (20) will launch from much wider out.

Fillies fared better in the draw with Infatuation putting herself in the picture from gate eight with Platinum Jubilee drawn next to her in seven, although Fire Lane had little luck coming up with gate 15.

MAGIC MILLIONS 2YO CLASSIC (No – Horse (Sire) – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier)

1 – MISHANI RENEGADE (Top Ecehelon)– Les Ross – TBD – 1

2 – SOVEREIGN FUND  (Capitalist)– Peter & Paul Snowden – Jamie Kah – 17

3 – SUNSOURCE (Zoustar)– Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young – Mark Zahra – 2

4 – EMPIRE OF JAPAN (Snitzel)– Peter & Paul Snowden – James McDonald – 11

5 – ROYAL ENTRANCE (Snitzel)– Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Tim Clark – 9

6 – GODFATHER (I Am Invincible) – Peter & Paul Snowden – Ben Melham – 20

7 – CHRYSAOR (Better Than Ready )– Chris Waller – James Orman – 13

8 – INFATUATION (I Am Invincible) – Bjorn Baker – Rachel King – 8

9 – FIRE LANE (Hellbent) – Brad Widdup – Jay Ford – 15

10 – PLATINUM JUBILEE (Zoustar) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Regan Bayliss – 7

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11 – CROATIAN BELLE (Brazen Beau) – Ben & JD Hayes – Michael Dee – 12

12 – SUMMER LOVING (Exceed and excel) – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Brenton Avdulla – 10

13 – SKIRT THE LAW (Better Than Ready) – Tony Gollan – Ryan Maloney – 4

14 – MISS COOTA (Spirit of Boom) – Chris Munce – Justin Huxtable – 18

15 – EXCEL D‘OR (Exceed and Excel) – Annabel Neasham – Brodie Loy – 21

16 – EMPRESS OF WONDER (Choisir)– Annabel Neasham – Chad Schofield – 16

17e – RISKY INVESTMENT (Power (GB)– Ryan Tyrell & Tom Button – 6

18e – SHE'S A ROGUE (Nicconi) – Chris Munce – Martin Harley – 19

19e – QUASIMOTO  (Squamosa) – Clint Lundholm – 3

20e – TRIFLING (Better Than Ready)– Helen Page – 5

21e – OOVII (The Mission) – Jared Wehlow – 14

Grant Courtney caught all the action at the morning's barrier draw for Breednet.

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