Rear Window

The Everest is becoming a Victorian’s nightmare

Rival horse races meant high-powered executives had to choose: Sydney or Melbourne. The King didn’t make it, but many others voted with their feet to Randwick.

Mark Di StefanoColumnist

Oct 20, 2024 – 6.42pm

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And so it came to pass. As this column guessed last week, King Charles did not appear at Randwick for The Everest on Saturday, despite the vain attempts by Racing NSW boss Peter V’landys to bounce him into it.

But look, who could doubt V’landys knows the value of publicity? In any capacity, people were still talking about his brainchild that’s become one of the biggest racing events on the calendar. So much so, it’s dislodging others – and aren’t people voting with their feet.

Mark Di Stefano is Rear Window columnist, based in the Sydney newsroom. He previously worked at BuzzFeed, the Financial Times and The Information before joining the Financial Review as a media and tech correspondent.