The Everest is the richest turf race in the world, with a total prize pool of $15 million. It is held at Randwick Racecourse and is run under weight-for-age conditions over 1200m. There is a $600,000 entry fee and in 2020, it will be run on Saturday, October 17.

The 2019 edition of the race was won by Yes Yes Yes, with Santa Ana Lane and Trekking finishing second and third respectively. Both horses finished less than a length behind the winner. Yes Yes Yes hasn’t raced since winning the $15 million race.

The first running of The Everest was in 2017, with Redzel claiming victory. He followed it up the next year with another victory, however, finished mid-field in the 2019 race.

The Everest was thrust into the spotlight in 2018 when organisers were set to advertise the race on the Sydney Opera House. A petition against the campaign had over 300,000 signatures, however, it still went ahead.

 

The colt wins #TheTABEverest!
Yes Yes Yes has absolutely smashed the @royalrandwick track record to win the World's Richest Turf Race! pic.twitter.com/8H6mFuktiR

— Sky Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 19, 2019

Yes Yes Yes set the Randwick 1200m track record in his 2019 Everest win. He ran home in a time of 1:07.32, stunning racing fans around the country..

The Everest Field

As mentioned, a slot in The Everest costs $600,000. Whoever holds a slot is able to do whatever they want with it. In 2017, the owners of eventual winner Redzel struck a deal with James Harron to use his slot. It is limited to 12 horses and features the very best sprinters from around the country and world.

2020 The Everest Field

	Horse	Win	Place
1	Nature Strip (5)J: James Mcdonald 58.5kg T: C J Waller	$4.60	$1.90	Bet Now
2	Trekking (4)J: Joshua Parr 58.5kg T: James Cummings	$11.00	$3.50	Bet Now
3	Classique Legend (6)J: Kerrin Mcevoy 58.5kg T: L J Bridge	$4.60	$1.90	Bet Now
4	Santa Ana Lane (8)J: Sam Clipperton 58.5kg T: A & S Freedman	$26.00	$6.00	Bet Now
5	Behemoth (2)J: Nash Rawiller 58.5kg T: D R Jolly	$9.00	$3.00	Bet Now
6	Bivouac (10)J: Glen Boss 58.5kg T: James Cummings	$13.00	$3.80	Bet Now
7	Gytrash (7)J: Jason Collett 58.5kg T: G V Richards	$6.50	$2.40	Bet Now
8	Eduardo (9)J: Ms Rachel King 58.5kg T: Joseph Pride	$21.00	$5.50	Bet Now
9	Dollar For Dollar (1)J: Tim Clark 58.5kg T: T & C Mcevoy	$67.00	$13.00	Bet Now
10	Tofane (11)J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg T: M D Moroney	$20.00	$5.00	Bet Now
11	Libertini (12)J: Regan Bayliss 56.5kg T: A J Cummings	$9.00	$3.00	Bet Now
12	Haut Brion Her (3)J: Brenton Avdulla 56.5kg T: C J Waller	$34.00	$7.00	Bet Now
13	Deprive (13)J: Unknown 58.5kg T: James Cummings	$101.00	$21.00	Bet Now
14	Special Reward (14)J: Unknown 58.5kg T: K A Lees	$201.00	$31.00	Bet Now
15	Standout (15)J: Unknown 58.5kg T: G Ryan & S Alexiou	$201.00	$31.00	Bet Now
16	Tactical Advantage (16)J: Unknown 58.5kg T: K A Lees	$301.00	$51.00	Bet Now

 

The Everest Betting

All three winners of The Everest had odds of around $8.50 when they won. Even in Redzel’s second victory, he was not the favourite, that year it was the Anthony Freedman-trained Shoals. The history suggests that it isn’t the easiest race to find a winner but if you can you get decent value.

The Everest Results

PLACE	HORSE	TRAINER	JOCKEY	SP
1	Yes Yes Yes	Chris Waller	Glen Boss	$9
2	Santa Ana Lane	Anthony Freedman	Mark Zahra	$5.50
3	Trekking	James Cummings	Joshua Parr	$31
4	Nature Strip	Chris Waller	Tim Clark	$21
5	Pierata	Gregory Hickman	Tommy Berry	$7
6	Classique Legend	Les Bridge	Nash Rawiller	$18
7	Alizee	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	$9
8	Redzel	Peter & Paul Snowden	Kerrin McEvoy	$13
9	In Her Time	Kris Lees	Brenton Avdulla	$21
10	Sunlight	Tony & Calvin McEvoy	Luke Currie	$13
11	Arcadia Queen	Chris Waller	James McDonald	$5
12	Ten Sovereigns	Aidan O’Brien	Ryan Moore	$20

THE EVEREST WINNERS

2019 – Yes Yes Yes
2018 – Redzel
2017 – Redzel