The saddlecloth numbers for The Everest 2024

The field has been finalised and saddlecloths allocated for the $20 million The Everest at Randwick on Saturday.

The Everest trophy. Photo: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images.

The field has been finalised and saddlecloths allocated for the $20 million The Everest at Randwick on Saturday.

The weight-for-age contest over 1200m is Australia’s richest race and the world biggest purse for a race on turf.

This year will be the first time The Everest has been run as a Group 1 race after it recently was granted black-type status.

This year will be the eighth running of the race after Redzel claimed the inaugural victory in 2017 before going back-to-back 12 months later.

The 2022 winner Giga Kick is the only runner in this year’s race that can emulate the deeds of Redzel on Saturday, last year’s winner Think About It is one of the four emergencies.

This year the field is made up of three older geldings, five mares and four three-year-olds making this renewal a unique edition of the race.

Three four-year-old plus geldings is the lowest number to have ever contested the race. That record was previously held last year when there were seven meeting that age and sex category.

This year will also showcase the most mares and three-year-olds to have ever run in an edition of The Everest.

There are five mares, which eclipses 2019 when there were four while four three-year-olds outdoes the inaugural year when three fillies’ ran in the race.

A total of 10 three-year-olds have previously run in The Everest for two wins, Yes Yes Yes in 2019 and Giga Kick in 2022.

Previous winning trainers that have runners this year are Chris Waller, Joe Pride and Clayton Douglas while Kerrin McEvoy, Craig Williams and James McDonald have been the successful jockeys in the race.

The Premiere Stakes has produced three winners in the race, The Shorts two and the Golden Rose one.

Barrier 5 is the only starting gate to have won the race multiple times while the other successful barriers have been 1, 4, 6, 9 and 10 while there have only been three successful winning saddlecloths – 3 on three occasions, 1 and 12 twice each.

The barrier draw or the 2024 The Everest will be conducted on Tuesday evening at around 8.30pm and shown live on Sky Thoroughbred Central.

No. – Horse – Trainer – Jockey – Barrier – Weight

1 – I WISH I WIN – Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman – Luke Nolen – TBA – 58.5kg

2 – GIGA KICK – Clayton Douglas – Mark Zahra – TBA – 58.5kg

3 – PRIVATE EYE – Joseph Pride – Jay Ford – TBA – 58.5kg

4 – BELLA NIPOTINA – Ciaron Maher – Craig Williams – TBA – 56.5kg

5 – I AM ME – Ciaron Maher – Nash Rawiller – TBA – 56.5kg

6 – STEFI MAGNETICA – Bjorn Baker – Zac Lloyd (a) – TBA – 56.5kg

7 – SUNSHINE IN PARIS – Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald – Tommy Berry – TBA – 56.5kg

8 – JOLIESTAR – Chris Waller – James McDonald – TBA – 56.5kg

9 – GROWING EMPIRE – Ciaron Maher – Kerrin McEvoy – TBA – 53kg

10 – TRAFFIC WARDEN – James Cummings – Jamie Kah – TBA – 53kg

11 – STORM BOY – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Brenton Avdulla – TBA – 53kg

12 – LADY OF CAMELOT – Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott – Rachel King – TBA – 51kg

13 emg – OVERPASS – Bjorn Baker – TBA – TBA – 58.5kg

14 emg – THINK ABOUT IT – Joseph Pride – TBA – TBA – 58.5kg

15 emg – SOUTHPORT TYCOON – Ciaron Maher – TBA – TBA – 58.5kg

16 emg – MAZU – Joseph Pride – TBA – TBA – 58.5kg

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The Everest betting when markets closed at 10am – they will reopen following the barrier draw.

1 – I WISH I WIN – $5

2 – GIGA KICK – $11

3 – PRIVATE EYE – $21

4 – BELLA NIPOTINA – $6

5 – I AM ME – $15

6 – STEFI MAGNETICA – $15

7 – SUNSHINE IN PARIS – $11

8 – JOLIESTAR – $7

9 – GROWING EMPIRE – $6

10 – TRAFFIC WARDEN – $9

11 – STORM BOY – $15

12 – LADY OF CAMELOT – $34

13 emg – OVERPASS – N/A

14 emg – THINK ABOUT IT – N/A

15 emg – SOUTHPORT TYCOON – N/A

16 emg – MAZU – N/A

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What a finish!@nashhot and @cmaherracing combine to win the G3 Concorde Stakes with I Am Me, and it's a Maher quinella with Bella Nipotina in second place! pic.twitter.com/9S20wni02u

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 7, 2024

The G2 Shorts at Randwick goes to I Am Me, who puts her name forward for an Everest slot! 🙌@mcacajamez | @cmaherracingpic.twitter.com/nw1CGrTI0u

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 21, 2024

SOUTHPORT TYCOON FROM THE CLOUDS! 🔥

The Written Tycoon 4YO wins his 2nd Group 1 ⭐️ @cmaherracingpic.twitter.com/Gz97Lfbadq

— Racing.com (@Racing) September 27, 2024

Broadsiding! The @godolphin colt becomes the first horse to win the G1 Golden Rose first-up and he is now a three-time G1 winner. That's a third Golden Rose for @mcacajamez 🔵🔵🔵 pic.twitter.com/lOM6NAi36Z

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) September 28, 2024

✈️ Airman has caused an upset in the G2 Premiere Stakes and what a day for @ZacLloydx who rides a treble - and a feature double! 🙌@HawkesRacing | @aus_turf_clubpic.twitter.com/fQLtSlvhAk

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 5, 2024

Originally published as The saddlecloth numbers for The Everest 2024