It’s the most lucrative day of racing in Australia every year, and sights will be set on Royal Randwick for The Everest Day!
An unprecedented $20 million goes on the line in The Everest this year, and many of the world’s best sprinters are engaged.
I’ve run the rule over all ten races, and you can find my complete 2023 The Everest Day Tips below!
Kalapour was outstanding in The Metropolitan a couple of weeks ago and a repeat of that effort on Saturday would make him hard to beat in the St Leger.
The War Command gelding has returned a few notable performances this year, but it’s fair to say that he needed his first few back from a break to tune up.
I thought that he was really tough at his latest where he had the look of a horse who’d relish this rise in trip.
Garza Blanca rarely returns a poor performance, and he strikes a very winnable race on The Everest Day.
The I Am Invincible entire has won three of his nine career starts, finishing second a further four times and finding form around some handy opposition.
He’s hard fit following three eye-catching performances back from a break, and I’m keen to see him out to the 1400m this week.
Artic Glamour gave them a galloping lesson in maiden company last time out, and something of this quality looks well within her abilities.
The Frosted filly placed at each of her first two career starts in winter and was put away, and the decision paid immediate dividends when she greeted the judge four lengths ahead of her rivals at Rosehill last month.
With natural improvement, this isn’t the strongest black type field and I think she’ll take beating again.
The final stop on the traditional path towards the Spring Champion Stakes, and I think that Snowman can record another win in the Gloaming Stakes.
The Chris Waller-trained galloper hasn’t missed placing in four starts back this time, and he takes winning form into this race following an easy win in BM72 company at Rosehill last time out.
The form out of that race has since been franked with the second-placed Riff Rocket absolutely destroying them in the Super Impose Stakes last week, and I think that this horse has a very bright future as well.
This is another outstanding edition of The Kosciuszko, but I am of the opinion that Opal Ridge is the best country-trained galloper currently going around, and I am happy to take the $2.50 about her at publish.
Opal Ridge hasn’t been seen at the races since June, but she was a dominant winner of the Luskin Star most notably last time, while she ended her prep a length and a half fifth in Group 1 company.
She is undefeated when fresh, and the booking of James McDonald adds further confidence.
I’m also going to have a small saver on the undefeated Mogo Magic ($8 at publish), who looks to have fitness on his side.
You simply will not find a better Group 3 race in the world, in my opinion.
$2 million goes on the line in The Everest’s consolation race, the Sydney Stakes, and some world-class sprinters are engaged, including Bella Nipotina.
The Group 1 winner is yet to strike in two starts back from a break, but there’s no doubt that she’s stripped fitter for consecutive third placings in the Concorde Stakes and the Premiere Stakes.
Fitter third-up, she just needs some luck in running from the wide draw to be in the finish again.
$20 million goes on the line in the world’s richest turf race, and I am holding firm with I Wish I Win.
The Savabeel gelding has been outstanding since arriving in Australia last year, and he proved that he is amongst the world’s elite with an incredible win in the TJ Smith Stakes over this route in autumn.
He will need some luck in running from barrier 1, but with a clear crack at them late, he’ll be typically tough to hold out.
I cannot wait to see Yellow Brick go around south of the border for the first time in the Silver Eagle, but of those in the market, I thought that Pericles represented the best value ($6 at publish).
Pericles recorded consecutive wins in the Spring Preview and the Tramway Stakes when resuming this time, but he was scratched from the Epsom Handicap a couple of weeks ago with a minor ailment; a race for which he’d have likely started favourite.
He’s been back to the trials since his last appearance five weeks ago, and so I don’t think that dropping back in trip slightly to the 1300m will prove an issue.
What used to be called the George Main Stakes has been moved and renamed, and it’s great to see a genuine Group 1 mile on The Everest Day!
Mr Brightside is in career-best form and headlines the field, but at $2.20 (at publish), I’m keen to take him on with Think It Over.
Multiple Group 1 winner Think It Over spent a long time away from the races after claiming the 2022 Queen Elizabeth, but he has clearly retained his zest for racing and has improved noticeably with each of three starts back this time, culminating in an eye-catching win in the 7 Stakes last month.
He’s another who has been back to the trials since that appearance, Nash Rawiller rides from a good draw, and we can have an each way play at the double-figure price.
Soul Choice returned a winner at the midweeks last month, and the Angst Stakes looks a nice black type target for her.
The Redoute’s Choice mare has finished worse than second only twice in nine career starts, and both of those were in Group 1 company.
She’s one from one at this point of her prep and with appropriate luck, she can fight out the finish again.