From the race’s inauguration back in 2017 right through until 2026 we have a complete list of past The Everest winners. View every previous The Everest champion throughout history, plus extra details including the jockeys, trainers and barriers of all the sprinters to win the world’s richest turf race.
The Everest was first run in 2017 and the the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Redzel was the inaugural winner. Redzel made history as not only the first The Everest champion but also the first, and to date only, dual winner successfully defending his title in 2018.
He failed a three-peat when returning in 2019 only to run eighth behind the Chris Waller-trained Yes Yes Yes who was the first three-year-old to win The Everest.
In 2020 The Everest winner was Les Bridge’s classy grey Classique Legend who improved on a sixth to Yes Yes Yes the year before.
Classique Legend was also the first The Everest favourite to salute for the punters jumping at odds $4.20. Jockey Kerrin McEvoy celebrated his third The Everest winning ride in 2020 having also been aboard two-time champion Redzel.
The next year trainer Chris Waller won his second The Everest trophy this time with the favourite Nature Strip (2021) who saluted in the event at his third attempt having previously run 4th in 2019 and 7th in 2020.
Nature Strip is also the oldest The Everest winner to date saluting in 2021 as a seven-year-old.
In 2022 Giga Kick became the first undefeated horse to win The Everest and the longest-priced winner to date when scoring an upset at $21 odds as the second three-year-old champion in the event. Nature Strip defending his title ran fourth in the 2022 The Everest results.
The 2023 The Everest winner was the Joe Pride-trained Think About It who narrowly defeated I Wish I Win for the victory.
The Everest results previously impact the name of the $3 million Winners Stakes (1300m) race held on The Golden Eagle Day at Rosehill in late October. Each season the Winners Stakes was renamed in honour of the previous year’s The Everest winner up until 2024 when the Winners Stakes was renamed the Russell Balding Stakes.
The 2024 The Everest winner was the Ciaron Maher-trained Bella Nipotina ($9) who became the first mare to win the event off an incredible front-running performance three-wide with no cover to deny the 2022 winner Giga Kick a second success in a thriller with now two-time winning jockey Craig Williams aboard.
The 2025 The Everest winner was five-year-old Shamexpress gelding Ka Ying Rising from Hong Kong at $2 favouritism for trainer David Hayes with jockey Zac Purton aboard on 58.5kg from barrier 7 to win by 1.15 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:08.13. Ka Ying Rising was the first internationally trained winner.
The 2026 The Everest winner was four-year-old Street Boss mare Tempted who remained unbeaten since her 2nd in the 2025 edition. Tempted came off lead-up wins in the Concorde Stakes and Premiere Stakes to win The Everest 2026 at $6.50 for trainer Ciaron Maher. Jockey Chad Schofield rode The Everest 2026 winner to her upset victory on 56.5kg from barrier 1 to beat the defending champion and odds-on favourite from Hong Kong, Ka Ying Rising, by 0.23 lengths in a time of 1:08.21 on a Soft (5) track.
2026 The Everest Race Replay
The Everest 2026 Results
| 9. Tempted (1) 56.5kg11×11 | |||
| 1. Ka Ying Rising (11) 58.5kg111×1 | |||
| 8. Joliestar (5) 56.5kg1x3x2 | |||
| 6. Headwall (6) 58.5kgx1x25 | |||
| 7. Ninja (3) 58.5kg15×19 | |||
| 2. Jimmysstar (8) 58.5kg42×91 | |||
| 5. Caballus (10) 58.5kg216×5 | |||
| 4. Angel Capital (2) 58.5kg6×301 | |||
| 3. Giga Kick (12) 58.5kg20×08 | |||
| 10. Spicy Martini (4) 56.5kg121×4 | |||
| 12. Blue Door (9) 51kg1×221 | |||
| 11. Savvy Hallie (7) 56.5kg0x712 | |||
| 13. Overpass (13)SCRATCHED: | |||
| 14. Charm Stone (14)SCRATCHED: | |||
| 15. Skybird (15)SCRATCHED: | |||
| 16. Marhoona (16)SCRATCHED: | |||
The Everest Winners 2017 – the Present
| Year | Horse – Age & Gender | Jockey | Weight | Trainer/s | Barrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | TEMPTED (AUS) 4M | CHAD SCHOFIELD | 56.5 kg | CIARON MAHER | 1 |
| KA YING RISING (NZ) 5G | ZAC PURTON | 58.5 kg | DAVID HAYES | 7 | |
| BELLA NIPOTINA (AUS) 7M | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 56.5 kg | CIARON MAHER | 11 | |
| THINK ABOUT IT (AUS) 5G | SAM CLIPPERTON | 58.5 kg | JOSEPH PRIDE | 5 | |
| GIGA KICK 3G | CRAIG WILLIAMS | 53 kg | CLAYTON DOUGLAS | 5 | |
| NATURE STRIP (AUS) 7G | JAMES MCDONALD | 58.5 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 10 | |
| CLASSIQUE LEGEND (AUS) 5G | KERRIN MCEVOY | 58.5 kg | LES BRIDGE | 6 | |
| YES YES YES (AUS) 3C | GLEN BOSS | 53.0 kg | CHRIS WALLER | 9 | |
| REDZEL (AUS) 6G | KERRIN MCEVOY | 58.5 kg | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 1 | |
| REDZEL (AUS) 5G | KERRIN MCEVOY | 58.5 kg | PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN | 4 |