Kerrin McEvoy and Chris Waller have lifted The Everest trophy fives times between them but never together,and they combine this year with Golden Slipper-winning colt Shinzo.
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.
Vin Cox is nearing the end of time at Godolphin and The Everest has been a centrepiece of his time with the global breeding giant and could be his legacy.
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.
As prize money continues to increase,more money has been pumped into reducing the slot holders’ risk. But there will still be losers on Saturday.
Bjorn Baker and Joe Pride have Overpass,Think About It and Private Eye at their peak for The Everest but will leave the tactics in their jockeys’ hands.
The Everest barrier draw fell in favour of the leaders,but can they hold off the late challengers on Saturday?
Comeback jockey Tommy Berry on what he learned from his tips-for-benefits scandal,hearing from Shane Flanagan and Brad Arthur,and why he still calls his late brother Nathan.
Bjorn Baker believes he has the perfect draw for Overpass to lead all-the-way in The Everest,while I Wish I Win has drawn gate one.