The Everest
As jockey crashed to the turf, his first thought was to comfort his horse
Trainer hails Jason Collett’s instinctive reaction after racehorse suffers dramatic mid-race injury.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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‘After all I do to help promote this industry’: Heartbroken Kah vents after dirty day
Colourful owner Tony Ottobre questioned whether a rival jockey’s ride was designed to beat his wonder mare, while Jamie Kah was robbed of a chance to ride in The Everest at the starting gates.
- by Danny Russell
‘I was fearing the worst’: 2023 Everest winner Think About It retired after miracle recovery
Leading trainer Joe Pride was filled with dread when his star horse fell at Randwick on Saturday, and officials erected a screen.
- by Iain Payten
Trainer Ciaron Maher wins The Everest with Bella Nipotina and Caulfield Cup with Duke De Sessa
Ciaron Maher had a highly successful day across two cities, training the Everest and Caulfield Cup winners within one hour of each other. Duke De Sessa won the big race in Melbourne while Bella Nipotina ruled the roost in Sydney.
- by Roy Ward and Billie Eder
Ceolwulf storms home in King Charles Stakes boilover
Pride Of Jenni was run down in a King Charles Stakes boilover as Joe Pride’s Ceolwulf crashed the party for Australian racing’s newest cult hero.
- by Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots
You beauty Bella: Williams’ trust in star mare delivers racing’s biggest prize
It wasn’t a pretty ride to take The Everest, but jockey Craig Williams knew he had to trust his star mare.
- by Chris Roots
Odds were on Charles appearing at The Everest, but it wasn’t a sure thing
On the whole, the tone was one of indifference. A modern, trackside republican debate argued through juiced-up nonchalance rather than strong feelings about the monarchy.
- by Emma Kemp
How The Everest sealed a peace deal in racing’s cold war
Gillon McLachlan and Peter V’landys have been at loggerheads for years, but now they realise they need each other.
- by Adam Pengilly
Fashion blues strike The Everest as best dressed trifecta shows the way
The great divide between the well-dressed and the barely dressed left little room for fashion at Sydney’s premier horse race.
- by Damien Woolnough
Guts and glory a feature of bond between Douglas and Giga Kick
Clayton Douglas has beaten the odds a few times in his life and is trying to do it again with Giga Kick in The Everest.
- by Chris Roots
King and queens: Why this Everest is about the girls more than ever
Rachel King is adamant she’s not a female jockey, just a jockey. And a damn good one. But it’s hard not to escape the growing influence of the girls on this year’s $20 million race.
- by Adam Pengilly
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