Speculation Wyong would lose its Magic Millions races has been debunked with a five-year extension between the club and the thoroughbred sales company.
The successful meeting at the Central Coast on Thursday was followed by the announcement of a continuation of the relationship.
The decision by John Singleton to leave the Magic Millions which is now controlled by the Harvey family had led to thoughts the Wyong feature could be in doubt.
Singleton lives close to Wyong and was a prime mover in getting the Magic Millions two and three-year-old races there up and running.
For the first couple of years they were sponsored by Singleton’s Strawberry Hill Stud.
Representatives from the club and Magic Millions signed off on the extended relationship just hours before the John O’Shea-trained first starter Hoss Amor won the $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong Two-Year-Old Classic and the David Pfieffer-trained Safusa won the $100,000 Magic Millions Wyong Three-Year-Old Stakes.
“We are delighted that Magic Millions is so happy with the success of the Wyong carnival they have signed off with us for another five years,” club president Rod Wicks said.
“There has been such a strong link between our two races and the two and three-year-old races at the Magic Millions carnival at the Gold Coast.”
Last year Karuta Queen and Torio’s Quest won the Wyong races and went on to take out the Gold Coast features a few weeks later.
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