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Russian Revolution Filly Wins $250,000 Magic Millions Debut

Tara Madgwick - Friday Dec 19

At the Gold Coast on Friday night, Russian Revolution filly Lumbini started a warm favourite for the $250,000 Magic Millions Debut (1000m), but punters were looking decidedly anxious when the filly turned for home locked up on the fence behind the leaders.

Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Lumbini won both of her trials in Sydney this preparation and with barrier one tonight and Tim Clark on board was expected to take an easy win.

She jumped OK, but was quickly crossed by a couple of others with Clark content to let her travel behind them on the rail which was a good plan until the leaders kept going and stuck to their course.

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With no sign of a split, Clark elected to ease back, go around horses and trust her ability which proved the winning move as Lumbini lengthened stride in a twinkling and surged straight past to win by a length and a half in a slick 57.6 seconds.

The runner-up Say You Will (Pierata) lodged a protest which was dismissed and Iransofar (Better Than Ready) held third place.

“She showed a tremendous turn of foot and picked them up quite easily,” said Tim Clark.

“Barrier one always made me nervous and she had to stand in there for a while, but she got herself out of trouble and made me look good doing it.”

Lumbini was a $450,000 Magic Millions purchase from Newgate.

A $450,000 Magic Millions purchase making her the highest priced yearling for her sire Russian Revolution in 2025, she was offered by Newgate Farm and purchased by Glentree Thoroughbreds/ Badgers Bloodstock.

Banking $149,975 in prizemoney from her debut victory, Lumbini will give the stable another runner in the $3million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on January 17 as they also prepare race favourite Shiki, who resumes from a spell at Randwick on Saturday.

Lumbini is the fifth foal to race and fifth winner from US G1 winner My Conquestadory (USA) and is a full sister to stakes-placed Russian Conquest, who was second in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

My Conquestadory produced a filly this spring by I Am Invincible.

Newgate will offer 51 yearlings at Magic Millions 2026 including three by Russian Revolution, who has 26 entries for the Gold coast in total.

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Race Result - Magic Millions The Debut 2yo 1000m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.60
1
Lumbini
- 2f Russian Revolution (AUS) x My Conquestadory (USA) (Artie Schiller (USA))
Tnr: G Waterhouse & A Bott Rdr: Tim Clark 55
2
1.3
Say You Will
- 2f Pierata (AUS) x Absolute Rock (AUS) (Fastnet Rock (AUS))
Tnr: Chris & Corey Munce Rdr: Martin Harley 55
3
1.3
Iransofar
- 2f Better Than Ready (AUS) x Seagull (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Desleigh Forster Rdr: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55
MM Gold Coast March Yearling Sale $35,000
Seller: Yarramalong Park, Kalbar, Qld
Buyer: Tiverton Bloodstock
4
1.4
Fearless Win
- 2f Astern (AUS) x Red Tsarina (NZ) (Makfi (GB))
Tnr: Allan Chau Rdr: K H Zechner 55
5
4.4
Adora Djon's
- 2f Pierata (AUS) x Adorabubble (AUS) (Ferocity (AUS))
Tnr: Peter Robl Rdr: Jag Guthmann-Chester 55.5
6
4.9
Face The Wild
- 2f Wild Ruler (AUS) x Face Forward (AUS) (Charge Forward (AUS))
Tnr: T & C McEvoy Rdr: L Currie 55
7
5.1
Seductra
- 2f Tassort (AUS) x The Seductress (AUS) (Snitzel (AUS))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: D Moor 55
8
8.6
Modernist
- 2f All Too Hard (AUS) x Modernity (AUS) (Foxwedge (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 55
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