Sires With Winners - Thursday October 17

This Saturday we see the 12 best sprinters in Australia doing battle in The Everest and during it’s seven year history some special horses have won it and from a pedigree perspective at this elite level it takes more than speed on speed, there has to be an element of real toughness in the genetic mix and ALL past winners have had it.

John Sargent loves his Oaks fillies and may have another in the pipeline with James McDonald travelling to Hawkesbury on Thursday to test out Kiwi bred Powers of Opal, who duly bolted in by five and a half lengths.

There were some fascinating pinhook results at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale this week with a filly that was the equal third cheapest of 23 by champion sire Written Tycoon sold at Inglis Easter this year topping the sale at $1million.

The breeding season is in full swing at Lovatsville and Sam White and his team are seeing all blue sky with new recruits Gold Trip (Fr) and Generation working well in the covering barn and achieving excellent fertility.

How to find The Everest winner based on history is an interesting exercise given its short seven year run but given history has a habit of repeating itself, here’s the stats.

Another day and another winner for Yes Yes Yes, who posted his tenth winner of the season at Hawkesbury on Thursday to put himself right in the picture on the leading sires of three year-old winners table.

Here is the full list of 44 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.

Worth a staggering $20million, The Everest is designed to showcase the very best the Australian breeding industry can produce as a 1200m sprint open to all aged horses with the vast majority of horses bred in this country featuring the basic genetics to put them in the mix, so who bred, bought and sold this years contenders?

This three year-old son of Trapeze Artist was a popular winner at Ballarat on Thursday going two for two to the great delight of his trainer Charlotte Littlefield and his big group of happy owners.

The $20million The Everest (1200m) is the richest turf race in the world and the barrier draw on Tuesday night at Randwick was always going to be pivotal in what is seen as an even race this year.