How each slot holder has fared since the inception of The Everest in 2017
The Everest has quickly became a game of high stakes. Who has fared well and not so well when it comes to finding the winner? Racenet can reveal all.
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Saturday will see the eighth staging of The Everest run and won at Royal Randwick where $20 million will be up for grabs.
As competitive as the race has become on the track, equally as fierce has been the selling, trading and bartering for slots off the track.
Who has struck it rich, and not so rich, since the event’s inception in 2017?
Here is a list of each slot holder’s investment and return, noting of course it doesn’t factor in the deals done with connections, jockeys and trainers which in the most part, remains confidential.
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21st – MIEVEREST
Entry fees: $600,000 (2020)
Prizemoney: $450,000
Results: 2020 Eduardo (Unplaced)
Comment: Involved for just the one year in 2020 which didn’t go to plan, with grand warrior Eduardo finishing out of the placings.
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20th – Damion Flower
Entry fees: $1.2m (2017-2018)
Prizemoney: $475,000
Results: 2017 Clearly Innocent (Unp), 2018 Viddora (Unp)
Comment: Before his spectacular fall from grace, Flower didn’t enjoy any The Everest success with his slot in the first two stagings.
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19th – RAM RACING
Entry fees: $700,000 (2023)
Prizemoney: $700,000
Results: 2023 Overpass (10th)
Comment: Struck a deal with the ATC to race Overpass – which whom they’ve enjoyed great success over in the west – in last year’s The Everest in which he finished down the track.
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18th – Three Bridges Thoroughbreds
Entry fees: $600,000 (2020)
Prizemoney: $750,000
Results: 2020 Haut Brion Her (5th)
Comment: Procured the slot in 2020 for Haut Brion Her which resulted in a creditable fifth.
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17th – James Kennedy
Entry fees: $1.2 million (2021-22)
Prizemoney: $950,000
Results: 2021 Embracer (11th), 2022 Overpass (6th)
Comment: Two stabs at The Everest glory in 2021/2022 but didn’t manage to get into the thick of things.
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16th – Greg Ingham
Entry fees: $1.2m (2017-2018)
Prizemoney: $1.22m
Results: 2017 Chautauqua (4th), 2018 Le Romain (4th)
Comment: Two fourth-placed finishes provided a ‘chop-out’ on the $1.2m shelled out, not taking in what the went the way of connections of course.
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15th – Melbourne Racing Club
Entry fees: $600,000 (2019)
Prizemoney: $1.24m
Results: 2019 Trekking (3rd)
Comment: Godolphin star Trekking’s third in 2019 generated a tidy return on their $600,000 investment in their one and only foray into the race.
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14th – ATC
Entry fees: $1.2m (2017-2018)
Prizemoney: $2m
Results: 2017 Brave Smash (3rd), 2018 Osborne Bulls (3rd)
Comment: Finished third in the inaugural two staging's before being active players in trading for the coveted slot in the race since.
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13th – Trackside Media
Entry fees: $700,000 (2023)
Prizemoney: $2.9m
Results: 2023 I Wish I Win (2nd)
Comment: First crack at the race last year and almost pulled it off with I Wish I Win’s top second. A win this Saturday would see their The Everest prizemoney rocket to $10 million in just two years.
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12th – Coolmore
Entry fees: $4.3m (2017-2023)
Prizemoney: $3.4m
Results: 2017 Tulip (5th), 2018 US Navy Flag (Unp), 2019 Ten Sovereigns (Unp), 2020 Santa Ana Lane (5th), 2021 Home Affairs (9th), 2022 Jacquinot (5th), 2023 Shinzo (9th)
Comment: On the wrong side of the ledger at the moment. Can that change with their charge on Saturday?
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11th – The Star (and Arrowfield from ‘23)
Entry fees: $4.3m (2017-2023)
Prizemoney: $4.8m
Results: 2017 Redkirk Warrior (Unp), 2018 Shoals (Unp), 2019 Arcadia Queen (Unp), 2020 Behemoth (Unp), 2021 Eduardo (3rd), 2022 Mazu (3rd), 2023 Mazu (11th)
Comment: Slow start before placings by Eduardo and Mazu helped even up the investment.
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10th – Inglis
Entry fees: $3.6m (2017-2022)
Prizemoney: $5m
Results: 2017 Fell Swoop (Unp), 2018 Santa Ana Lane (6th), 2019 In Her Time (Unp), 2020 Gytrash (3rd), 2021 Gytrash (7th), 2022 Private Eye (2nd)
Comment: Generated $5 million in prizemoney with almost half of that courtesy of Private Eye’s second placing in 2022.
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9th – Aquis Farm
Entry fees: $4.3m (2017-2023)
Prizemoney: $5.2m
Results: 2017 Houtzen (Unp), 2018 Trapeze Artist (2nd), 2019 Pierata (5th), 2020 Dollar For Dollar (Unp), 2021 Libertini (8th), 2022 Joyful Fortune (10th), 2023 Hawaii Five Oh (6th)
Comment: Finished second in 2018 with Trapeze Artist but enjoyed little success since.
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8th – Tabcorp
Entry fees: $4.3m (2017-2023)
Prizemoney: $5.21m
Results: 2017 English (Unp), 2018 In Her Time (Unp), 2019 Santa Ana Lane (2nd), 2020 Nature Strip (Unp), 2021 Lost And Running (4th), 2022 Kementari (7th), 2023 Buenos Noches (8th)
Comment: The race sponsor but yet to give the trophy to themselves. Could that change with Bella Nipotina on Saturday?
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7th – Godolphin
Entry fees: $3.1m (2019-2023)
Prizemoney: $5.3m
Results: 2019 Alizee (Unp), 2020 Bivouac (2nd), 2021 Trekking (6th), 2022 Ingratiating (12th), 2023 In Secret (4th)
Comment: With the might at their disposal should only be a matter of time until they land the major prize.
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6th – Newgate & GPI Racing
Entry fees: $700,000 (2023)
Prizemoney: $7m
Results: 2023 Think About It (1st)
Comment: $700,000 turned into $7 million with Think About It’s emphatic 2023 success. Not a bad return on investment! Can Stefi Magnetica keep the ball rolling this year?
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5th – Max Whitby & Neil Werrett (Col Madden)
Entry fees: $4.3m (2017-2023)
Prizemoney: $7.15m
Results: 2017 Vega Magic (2nd), 2018 Graff (5th), 2019 Sunlight (Unp), 2020 Trekking (4th), 2021 Masked Crusader (2nd), 2022 Masked Crusader (9th), 2023 Private Eye (3rd)
Comment: Consistency pays right? Yet to win the race but placings with Vega Magic, Masked Crusader and Private Eye have kept the team on the right side of the ledger.
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4th – Bon Ho
Entry fees: $2.4m (2019-2022)
Prizemoney: $7.9m
Results: 2019 Classique Legend (6th), 2020 Classique Legend (1st), 2021 Classique Legend (5th), 2022 Shades Of Rose (8th)
Comment: Won the race with his own superstar galloper Classique Legend who lined-up in The Everest on three successive occasions.
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3rd – Yulong Investments
Entry fees: $4.3m (2017-2023)
Prizemoney: $8.6m
Results: 2017 She Will Reign (Unp), 2018 Redzel (1st), 2019 Redzel (Unp), 2020 Tofane (Unp), 2021 Wild Ruler (12th), 2022 Eduardo (11th), 2023 Alcohol Free (12th)
Comment: Have managed to double their investment (on face value) mainly courtesy to the winning effort of Redzel in 2018 when he defended his crown.
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2nd – Chris Waller Racing
Entry fees: $3.7m (2017-2019, 2021-2023)
Prizemoney: $14.3m
Results: 2017 Deploy (Unp), 2018 Brave Smash (Unp), 2019 Yes Yes Yes (1st), 2021 Nature Strip (1st), 2022 Nature Strip (4th), Espiona (7th)
Comment: Team Waller was saying yes, yes, yes in 2019 and again in 2021 when Nature Strip raced to The Everest glory. $3.7m to win $14.3m, not a bad return.
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1st – James Harron
Entry fees: $4.3m (2017-2023)
Prizemoney: $15.3m
Results: 2017 Redzel (1st), 2018 Vega Magic (Unplaced), 2019 Nature Strip (4th), 2020 Libertini (Unplaced), 2021 The Inferno (10th), 2022 Giga Kick (1st), 2023 Cylinder (5th)
Comment: Landed the inaugural The Everest with Redzel before teaming up with Giga Kick in 2022. Up a cool $11m on slot fees against prizemoney to top the field.
Originally published as How each slot holder has fared since the inception of The Everest in 2017
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