| 单词 | magic million |
| 释义 | > as lemmasMagic Million Magic Million n. (also Magic Millions) (a proprietary name in Australia for) an annual horse race instituted in 1986 in Queensland, with a total prize money of A$1 million; (also) a yearling sale preceding the race, horses bought at which are eligible for race-entry; (in later use) any of a series of associated thoroughbred sales and races held annually in Australasia and the Pacific; frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > auction > auction of specific things lyth-coop1681 survey1725 book auction1769 Negro auction1833 Magic Million1986 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > race-meeting > specific Ascot1814 Goodwood1842 Magic Million1986 1986 Daily Sun (Brisbane) 29 Dec. 29/4 The Gold Coast Turf Club's Magic Million meeting on January 10 will bring Surfers' Paradise a step closer to being the country's major racing centre. 1992 Oxf. Compan. Austral. Sport 187/1 Economic extravagance in the 1980s saw the creation of lavish incentive schemes for yearling buyers such as the Magic Million races inaugurated at Southport on Queensland's Gold Coast in 1987. 1999 Racing Post (Electronic ed.) 11 Jan. Melbourne colt Testa Rossa kept his unbeaten record intact by taking the A$739,000 Honda Two-Years-Old Magic Millions at the Gold Coast, Queensland, on Saturday... Testa Rossa, an A$45,000 purchase at the Magic Millions Sale 12 months ago, is unbeaten in four starts and has collected nearly A$634,000. < as lemmas |
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