and Rob Ferguson took a quarter, but now
Harvey and his wife Katie own it outright.
Since coming under Harvey's command,
the Gold Coast-based success story has
had the wind constantly in its sails. In
2016 Magic Millions Sales Pty Ltd con-
ducted 16 sales, spread over Queensland,
South Australia, West Australia, Tasmania
and the Northern Territory. Its flagship
sale is the Gold Coast Yearling Sale, run
in conjunction with its $10-million race-
day at the Gold Coast. The dates for this
sale (11 – 17 January 2017) and the race-
day (14 January) are inked in the diaries of
all the principal players of the bloodstock
world, not merely in Australasia but all
around the globe.
Harvey's stewardship of the Magic Mil-
lions has been a resounding success –
for the company, for the Gold Coast, for
Queensland, for Australian racing and
breeding, for Australia. Why have he and
his sale proved such a perfect fit?
For Gerry Harvey, building up the Mag-
ic Millions has been a labour of love. His
passion for the project comes across loud
and clear. It has seen his commercial and
promotional genius dovetailing with his
love (his "addiction") for racing. The prog-
ress which the company has made, and is
still making, under his direction is phe-
nomenal. He explains, "Magic Millions has
matured way beyond where it was even 10
years ago. When we took it on, it was a
small company in receivership. Now it is
the biggest horse sales company in Aus-
tralia.
"If you'd told someone just 10 years
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