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Revision as of 19:16, 8 October 2017
| Location | Randwick Racecourse |
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| Inaugurated | 2017 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Website | www.theeverest.com.au |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | $600,000 entry fee |
| Weight | Weight for Age |
| Purse | $10 million (2017) |
'The Everest is a future Australian Turf Club Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race to be run over 1,200 metres on turf at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia.
With prize money of $10 million, it will be the richest race in Australia and the richest turf race in the world. It will be held for the first time on 14 October 2017 and the second Saturday of October thereafter as the feature race of the Spring Carnival.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ The Everest, World's Richest Turf Event Australian Turf Club 1 February 2017
- ^ Royal Randwick to host $10m Everest spring at Spring Carnival - making it the richest race on turf Fox Sports 1 February 2017
- ^ The Everest: Sydney to hold the richest turf race in the world ABC News 2 February 2017