The Everest favourite I Wish I Win sent for a spell after poor showing in $20m feature

I Wish I Win has been sent for a spell and will be aimed at the autumn carnival after finishing last in The Everest at Randwick on Saturday.

Star sprinter I Wish I Win has been sent to the paddock after failing to fire in The Everest (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

The race favourite failed to beat a runner home in the $20 million showpiece with jockey Luke Nolen declaring to stewards that the six-year-old was “under pressure prior to straightening” and “didn’t respond to riding”.

A post-race veterinary examination revealed him to 1/5 lame in the off-foreleg.

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On Monday, co-trainer Peter Moody said the son of Savabeel would be sent for a spell immediately.

“He was very disappointing in The Everest on Saturday but I’m pleased to inform that he has pulled well,” Moody said on X.

“He’s a little bit jarred in his off-foreleg, predominantly knee, but we X-rayed both knees and fetlocks this morning and I am pleased to say there were no changes of any note.

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— Peter Moody (@moodyracingpgm) October 20, 2024

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“After consultation with (Waikato Stud owner) Mark Chittick we’ve made the decision to spell I Wish I Win and we’ll give him a preparation leading into the autumn.

“If he tells us he still wants to be there (at the races) we’ll push on and give him an autumn/winter preparation next year or if he suggests to us at any stage along the way that he’s come to the end of his racing career we wouldn’t hesitate to retire him.

“He’s done such a wonderful job for us. But we are pleased to say he’s travelled home sound and well and X-rays have cleared him of anything significant.”

I Wish I Win’s uncharacteristic The Everest showing came on the back of two top-notch lead up runs in Melbourne where everything appeared to suggest that the star gelding was on song to go one better than his second placing in the race in 2023.

Originally published as The Everest favourite I Wish I Win sent for a spell after poor showing in $20m feature