Joe Pride has spent more than two decades as one of the most respected and understated trainers in the business. The fact he won The Everest with a $70,000 buy encapsulates perfectly his career.
Huddled in a war bunker with an eight-year-old girl helping her grandmother,Craig Williams broke down. But the champion jockey has found his purpose in life and is on a mission to raise millions for the war-torn country.
Zac Purton jetted in from Hong Kong on Friday and prepared for his Everest ride on In Secret by hitting the golf course.
Bart Cummings used to tell his jockeys to wait until the Flemington clock tower in the Melbourne Cup. But how much do tactics come into play over the speed trip at Royal Randwick?
From the lush fields outside Matamata to Ireland,Dunedoo and the Hunter Valley,this year’s The Everest stars have been bred in all corners of the globe. And they have one thing in common:none has cost more than $1 million.
Unlike the Melbourne Cup,which has more than 160 years of data to study,The Everest has only been around for six years. But can that short history help us find the winner?
A Kentucky Derby-style plan for racegoers to line the inside of the Randwick track would allow The Everest to be run in front of record-breaking crowd of 50,000 in coming years.
Yes Yes Yes is commanding huge dollars at stud as a stallion on the rise,which means the race might not need the official elite status it craves.
When the horses thundered past the post in last year’s race,there was only horse guaranteed a spot for 2023. So,what does a trainer do for 12 months to get their horse primed for the big one?
Think It Over turned in an unflattering trial during his last hit-out before the $5 million race. But it hasn’t deterred his trainer.
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will have two runners in Saturday’s big race - and the Hall of Fame trainer is confident she can cause a surprise.