Sydney syndicators, Chris and Michael Ward, felt they were having "an out of body experience" minutes after their brave sprinter, Redzel, was successful in the $10 million Everest at Randwick on Saturday.
Brenton Avdulla has reacted to criticism on social media of his ride as Chautauqua stormed home into fourth to Redzel in The Everest on Saturday.
The trainer admits that his latest acquisition, Admire Deus, remains a mystery as the stayer prepares for his Australian debut.
Redzel's co-trainer Paul Snowden was still talking about Sydney's biggest day of racing on Sunday but is already planning for The Everest winner to head to Melbourne for next month's Darley Classic.
Victorian Darren Weir was the trainer at Caulfield on Saturday with dual group 1 success, but in an underwhelming sign for the Melbourne spring, Sydneysiders have rarely done so badly in the Caulfield majors.
Kerrin McEvoy has won the two biggest races in Australia in the past year, but the buzz from Redzel's win in The Everest at Randwick on Saturday nearly matched that from Almandin in the Melbourne Cup.
But the Canberra sprint star will go to the paddock after finishing last in the inaugural running of the Everest.
The $10 million race was held at Randwick for the first time on Saturday before a massive crowd.
Michael Walker's long shot Caulfield Guineas win on Mighty Boss was soured when the stewards suspended him for 10 meetings after he pleaded guilty to careless riding at the conclusion of Saturday's meeting.
It wasn't meant to end this way. Fell Swoop co-owner Ryan Cappello stood alone.
Aloisia causes a boilover in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield for Ciaron Maher's stand-in trainer Aaron Purcell.
The art of training is to get the best performance on the biggest day and Peter and Paul Snowden proved the masters as Redzel won The Everest at Randwick on Saturday.
Tosen Stardom finally showed his talent on the big stage with a slashing win in the Toorak Handicap.
Single Gaze edges closer to becoming the first Canberra horse in a Melbourne Cup in 12 years.
But big race winners do not normally return a starting price of $101 – so the muted response to outsider Mighty Boss's victory in the $2 million Caulfield Guineas was perhaps understandable.
A Caulfield Cup start for English stayer Francis Of Assisi has been ruled out after the horse suffered a hairline fracture of his pelvis after working at Werribee racecourse on Saturday.
Gailo Chop will take his chances against Winx in the Cox Plate in a fortnight after delivering a tough Caulfield Stakes win for trainer Darren Weir on Saturday.
Trainer Aaron Purcell got an immediate reward for his loyalty when he saddled up the first group 1 winner of his career with Aloisia, who landed the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.
Young English handler Archie Alexander welcomed home the biggest winner of his short Australian training career at Caulfield on Saturday when UK import Lord Fandango produced a powerful performance to score in the group 2 Herbert Power Stakes.
Redzel has beaten Australia's best sprinters to claim the inaugural $10 million Everest at Randwick
The maybes. The what ifs. The coulda, shoulda, woulda debate. Just how the hell did no one pick up – or wait – to snare the horse that won the lead-up to the world's richest turf race?
Darren Weir-trained Big Duke went from a Melbourne Cup hopeful to serious contender as he took out the reinstated St Leger and is now following Prince Of Penzance's path to the first Tuesday in November.
Harness Racing NSW have announced the nominees for the Kevin Newman drive of the year.
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys is planning to expand Everest day to include the first $1 million feature restricted to country-trained in NSW and the working title is the Kosciuszko.
Rob Barnes — better known as "Barnesy" — lived life to the fullest. He died of a heart attack at the age of 46 but his memory lives on for his family and friends through Fell Swoop.
Why I'm choosing the Caulfield Guineas program over the prizemoney, flash jewellery and the popstar beat of The Everest.
I'm convinced The Everest will become one of the most significant races on the world racing calendar within a few years.
He's hoping she'll go even better in the Caulfield Cup.
John Cornish always thought he would see this day when the new Randwick grandstand was full.
She Will Reign and The Everest might have brought the unlikely pair of Chinese billionaire Yuesheng Zhang and Warwick Farm trainer Gary Portelli together but it took pigeons for them to bond.