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Everest Runner for Vancouver

Tara Madgwick - Thursday September 21

Woodside Park Stud’s value sire Vancouver will have a runner in the $20,million Everest next month with confirmation today that the Bjorn Baker trained gelding Overpass has been selected for the Australian Turf Club / RAM Racing slot.

Overpass finishes second on the inside of Private Eye last Saturday in the $1million The Shorts - image Steve Hart

West Australian based RAM Racing reunites with Overpass and his connections, trainer Bjorn Baker and syndicator Scott Darby of Darby Racing to try and emulate their success with the sprinter in $4million The Quokka earlier this year.

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A five year-old gelding with earnings topping $4million, Overpass contested the Everest last year finishing sixth to Giga Kick, but got a lot closer to that rival at the end of the season finishing second to him beaten half a length in the Group I BRC Doomben 10,000 in May.

Overpass was a bargain $75,000 Inglis Easter purchase for Darby Racing / Will Johnson Bloodstock from the Corumbene Stud draft and has a large ownership group that will be over the moon to be heading back to Randwick on Everest day!

Overpass was a modest $75,000 Inglis Easter purchase.

There are now seven of 12 slots filled for The Everest with other confirmed horses being Giga Kick, I Wish I Win, Mazu, Think About It, Sunshine in Paris, Private Eye and now Overpass.

 

 

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