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An emotional Sam Clipperton returns to the enclosure on Think About It after last year’s win in The Everest.

Everest winner Think About It dies aged seven after colic surgery

Everest winner Think About It has died after complications from colic surgery.

  • Craig Kerry

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Former foreign minister and NSW premier Bob Carr.

Bob v the builders: Former premier in home reno legal stoush

Bob Carr is fighting project managers over a $220,000 fee linked to renovation works on his $8.8 million Coogee penthouse.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Gemma Grant
Zac Purton rides Ka Ying Rising to victory in The Everest at Randwick on Saturday.

See you next October, champ: Ka Ying Rising bids Sydney farewell

As Ka Ying Rising left Sydney, his trainer and jockey finally celebrated The Everest win with a few expensive bottles of red wine and cigars.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Huge crowds gathered for the 2025 Everest meeting at Randwick.

Room to grow: V’landys looks at next step after Everest proves a bonanza

Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys says the embattled ATC, still under a show cause notice, will reap the rewards from a record-breaking Everest.

  • Craig Kerry
Melham with the co-trainers of Half Yours, Calvin and Tony McEvoy.

Record day for Melham’s historic win at Caulfield Cup as Ka Ying Rising wins the Everest

Follow along live as The Everest and Caulfield Cup race days are run and won with the results, fashions and post race reactions.

  • Roy Ward, Frances Howe, Danny Russell, Damien Woolnough, Craig Kerry and Christian Nicolussi
Chad Schofield salutes on Ceolwulf in the King Charles Stakes.

King pair: Pride’s joy as Ceolwulf goes back-to-back in King Charles Stakes

Joe Pride hailed Ceowulf’s defence of his King Charles III Stakes his most satisfying win as a trainer, after finally finding the answer to his patchy form.

  • Craig Kerry and Christian Nicolussi
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David Hayes

‘Oh, yeah’: Hayes savours moment after Ka Ying Rising conquers Everest

Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising proved the doubters wrong to claim the $20 million Everest at Randwick. And his trainer has vowed to bring him back to defend his crown.

  • Craig Kerry
David Hayes and Zac Purton celebrate victory in The Everest.

Jockey Zac Purton was going to retire. Everest champ Ka Ying Rising changed everything

The leading hoop wanted to pull the plug on his career at age 40. But Ka Ying Rising gave him a new sense of purpose, and that culminated in Saturday’s stunning Everest victory.

  • Christian Nicolussi
Kate Waterhouse, Annalise Dalins and Count Nikolai of Monpezat at The Everest.

Evening blues and a touch of Brownlow magic: The Everest’s best looks

Royal style rules trackside: What Count Nikolai and Kate Waterhouse wore to The Everest.

  • Damien Woolnough
Ka Ying Rising during his trial at Randwick.

Everest contenders: Your guide to picking a winner in the big race

Our runner-by-runner breakdown of the 2025 Everest field.

  • Craig Kerry