The Everest is here to stay and I can win the first one
I'm convinced The Everest will become one of the most significant races on the world racing calendar within a few years.
I'm convinced The Everest will become one of the most significant races on the world racing calendar within a few years.
John Cornish always thought he would see this day when the new Randwick grandstand was full. He just didn't see it cheering a horse in his red heart silks in a $10 million race – not even six weeks ago.
He's hoping she'll go even better in the Caulfield Cup.
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.
Racing NSW stewards have threatened to fine a jockey their entire percentage - potentially more than a staggering quarter of a million dollars - if they blatantly abuse whip rules in pursuit of winning The Everest.
When Mary Porter bought into her first race horse nine years ago, the former politician had no idea where it would lead.
Guineas races are the first classic test of the season when the most precocious and talented of the three-year-olds look to stake an early claim to be the best of their generation over the classic distance of 1600 metres.
Racing NSW chief executive Peter V'landys will make The Everest available to the world by taking the geo-block off the Racing NSW website to allow live streaming of the meeting on Saturday.
One of the world's finest sprinters, Chautauqua, is poised to nearly double his existing prize money in Saturday's $10 million Everest.
Why I'm choosing the Caulfield Guineas program over the prizemoney, flash jewellery and the popstar beat of The Everest.
Gerald Ryan will shoot for the biggest prize in Australian racing with Deploy in Saturday's The Everest at Randwick, but he is being a little more opportunistic with rejuvenated Washington Heights in the consolation, the Sydney Stakes.
Canberra trainer Keith Dryden has been thankful for the Canberra racing community's support that's now behind two bright stars.
Bluebet boss Michael Sullivan believes Vega Magic or Chautauqua will start favourite for The Everest as punters warm to the proven form rather than the potential of She Will Reign for Saturday's $10 million Randwick showcase, which has become Australia's biggest betting race outside the Melbourne Cup.
Trainer David Hayes believes the major attraction of the $10 million Everest, to be run on Saturday in Sydney, is that it's' a concept not designed for the "rich and famous", instead for all racing people across Australia to aim for.
He might be in line to win the richest race on the Australian racing calendar, but Jamie Lovett will have another eye on how he can win the second-most lucrative, too, within the next month when his sprinting and staying stars converge on Randwick.
Toby Edmonds has always had a nagging doubt that he has not seen the best of Houtzen, and believes it is set to come in The Everest at Randwick on Saturday.
A beaming Greg Bennett admitted he is as "proud as punch" of Clearly Innocent's ascent into the top echelon of Australian sprinters after Kris Lees sought his advice as recently as last week leading up to the $10 million The Everest.
His colours are rarely seen on Sydney tracks - and Bob Peters admitted the latest appearance of his cerise and white crossed sashes in the harbour city has been more by accident than design.
Master horseman John Hawkes looks at Chautauqua and admits there might be a bit of him in the champion sprinter.
There's a reason the crazy bloke who part owns Redzel wildly celebrates in front of the TV cameras every time his his horse wins. It's about the only time he doesn't feel pain.
John Medland was the man who helped break what seemed like an eternal NSW Sheffield Shield drought - and then wound down to cater for his growing interest in ponies and the punt.
Snitzel's feats in Australia have captured the attention of European breeding students and Arrowfield Stud has a number of northern hemisphere bookings pencilled in starting in January.
Racing NSW and Racing Victoria might have had all the goodwill in the world to change the race times for The Everest and Caulfield Guineas meetings but once again neither would blink to make it happen.
Clearly Innocent's owner Bruce Neill approached getting into The Everest as a business venture rather than just another race.
Her mare has never won a race during the spring, but Gai Waterhouse is convinced English will snap that hoodoo.
Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys will offer The Everest's 12 inaugural slotholders a "lifetime option" to back the world's richest turf race and is planning to sell licences for the concept's fourth edition as early as next year.
Flemington's Birdcage will be made to look like a suburban avery this weekend when The Everest, the world's richest turf race, takes over Royal Randwick.
Why your horse can and can't win The Everest.
All you need to know if you're heading along to Randwick for the Everest on Saturday.
Sydney racecaller Darren Flindell's calls of "The Grey Flash" have become legendary. Will he be doing the same in the $10 million race when it is run at Royal Randwick on Saturday?
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