00:00Thundering down the Glitter Strip, there's no prize money for this morning's three beach
00:11races, but there are more than $20 million on the line at the Gold Coast Turf Club this
00:17week for the annual Magic Millions Carnival.
00:19I'm very lucky to have had a share in an all-female horse that's racing in the two-year-old Magic Millions.
00:27One of the event's ambassadors lent a hand in the barrier drawer, jockeys are treated
00:33like royalty too.
00:35When you're racing for millions on the weekend that's where all the pressure is, so this is
00:37just a bit of enjoyment for us, it's a great spectacle for everyone else to come and see.
00:41The Magic Millions is one of the Gold Coast's first events in the busy tourism calendar
00:47and it brings in millions of dollars to the city's billion dollar tourism industry.
00:53Traditionally, the Sandy Spectacle has been held on Surfers Paradise foreshore, but the
00:58aftermath of Cyclone Alfred eroded the beaches, leaving too little sand for a track.
01:04Broadbeach picked up hosting rights, welcoming the horses for the first time.
01:09This is perfect, it's a great venue.
01:12Next year we're going back to Surfers Paradise.
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