Darwin is the perfect excuse to dodge the southern winter, an ideal temperature by day followed by soft balmy evenings.

Besides the great weather the major attraction is racing, the Darwin Cup, it gets bigger and better each year, a good reason to sneak a few days off at the top end.

The Darwin Cup is far more than another horse race; it has become an institution, experience it once and you have to see it again, it is a popular venue.

Race Clubs have to be entrepreneurs to keep pace with other forms of entertainment; they have to keep coming up with something new, a horse sale before the Cup on the 1^st of August, the horse’s birthday, is sure to add additional interest to a great carnival.

The Darwin Turf Club welcomes Australia’s leading bloodstock auctioneers, Magic Millions, to act as selling agents, with highly respected David Chester in his customary role as auctioneer.

Magic Millions will offer a $10,000 voucher to the winning connections of the highest placed horse, on one race, nominated by the Darwin Turf Club on its Cup Day race meeting in 2014.

The voucher may be redeemed on the purchase of a horse (s) at a Magic Millions Sale.

The winning connections will also be provided with complimentary travel to the 2014 Magic Millions Gold Coast Horses in Training Sale 2X, return economy airfares to the Gold Coast, and up to four night’s twin-share luxury accommodation.

To qualify for the $10,000 voucher and travel prize, the winning horse must be a graduate of a Magic Millions Sale, including the Magic Millions Darwin Select Tried Sale, being held on the 1^st of August 2013, with 16 lots to be sold.