Last updated: October 12, 2017

Turf war over Everest schedule

TAB Everest Barrier Draw
Relations between states are strained after failed attempts to alter the schedules for The Everest and Caulfield Guineas.

English ‘can conquer Everest’

Horse trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott pose with 'English' and Gai's dog Bello at Randwick racecourse in Sydney, Wednesday, October 11, 2017. 'English' will race at Royal Randwick on Saturday on Race 8:The TAB Everest. (AAP Image/Daniel Munoz) NO ARCHIVING
She’s not the bookies’ favourite, but Gai Waterhouse says her five-year-old mare English can win the inaugural Everest race.

‘Grey flash’ ready for Everest

Sydney Racing Trackwork Session
Sydney’s racing community says the Everest will put the city on the racing map.

Grey flash ready to strike $10m

Chautauqua trainer Michael Hawkes speaks to media after trackwork at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, in Sydney, Tuesday, October 10, 2017. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING
Sprint hero Chautauqua has drawn barrier five for The Everest and the Hawkes team is delighted.

Chautauqua draws perfectly

Sydney Racing Trackwork Session
Chautauqua’s hopes of winning The Everest this Saturday were looking more buoyant after today’s barrier draw.

Young warrior takes on Everest

Youngest Jockey
The youngest jockey in Saturday’s Everest is not intimidated.

Vandals strike at Moonee Valley

A worker removes graffiti at Moonee Valley racecourse.
Vandals have defaced signage at Moonee Valley racecourse, where Winx will aim to win her third consecutive Cox Plate later this month.

2017 Winx is no cheap knock-off

2017 Winx is no cheap knock-off
The discussion whether the Winx on display this spring was a poor quality knock-off of the real thing brought more than 20,000 people to the course

Numbers don’t add up

Melbourne Racing: Turnbull Stakes Day
It’s becoming more and more likely that this year’s $3 million Cox Plate could attract the smallest field since the 1960s.

Brown to get grip on favourite

Jockey Corey Brown speaks after winning the Missile Stakes on Invincible Gem during National Jockey Celebration Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Saturday, August 5, 2017. (AAP Image/David Moir) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Corey Brown is looking forward to getting another feel of $10m The Everest favourite She Will Reign tomorrow morning.

Winx wrapped in cotton wool

Melbourne Racing: Turnbull Stakes Day
Chris Waller says horses like Winx don’t come with a training manual.

Tattersalls England sale record

Racehorse and stallion Dubawi in undated photo during his racing days.
Yearlings by Europe’s top stallions Galileo and Dubawi dominated the Tattersalls October sales in England last week.

Horse they don’t want to win

Horse they don’t want to win
Redkirk Warrior presents as a perfect candidate for the $10 million The Everest at Randwick.

Ace High win a two-edged sword

Ace High ridden by Tye Angland wins Race 7, the Moet and Chandon Spring Champion Stakes, during the Spring Champion Stakes Day at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Saturday, October 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Craig Golding) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
David Payne has trained more than 100 Group One winners but few have given him more satisfaction than this.

Winx leaves them in her wake

Winx at Turnbull Stakes
Winx has decimated her rivals in the Turnbull Stakes, greeting a huge crowd at Flemington with daylight between her and the others.

Hotham a sprint to the bottom

Hotham a sprint to the bottom
Inside a couple of days Australia will run races that in an odd sort of way celebrate racing.

Battlers dreaming of Everest

Trainer Gary Portelli and Slipper favourite She Will Reign
She Will Reign provides a group of 35 owners the chance to scale heights never before seen in Australia by winning The Everest.

Harlem shuffles into Cup frame

David Hayes is seen on Cox Plate Qualifier Day at Moonee Valley racecourse in Melbourne, Saturday, September 9, 2017. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Having already booked his ticket in the Caulfield Cup, Harlem will try to cement a place in the Melbourne Cup.

Winx following Rubiton’s path

Races
Winx’s blistering Flemington warm-up brings back memories of Rubiton’s Cox Plate path.

Cashed-up punter unloads on Winx

Sydney racehorse Winx and her strapper Oumt Odmieslioglu go for a light walk at Flemington race course in Melbourne, Thursday, October 5, 2017. Winx will make her much anticipated race day debut at Flemington this Saturday on Seppelt Turnbull Stakes Day. (AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING
A mystery punter has been placing steadily increasing bets to cash in on Winx’s spectacular run of victories.

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