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Sprinters at full speed down the Royal Randwick straight

Feature Race · Mid October

The Everest

The richest race on turf in the world. The Everest is a 1200m slot-race shootout at Royal Randwick where twelve of the best sprinters on the planet share a $20 million purse.

When
Mid October
Where
Royal Randwick, Sydney NSW
Distance
1200m
Prizemoney
$20.0 million

How to bet on the The Everest

  • The Everest is a slot race: twelve slots are sold for millions and their owners negotiate with trainers to fill them, so the final field — and the market — only settles in the final fortnight.
  • Randwick's 1200m starts in a chute, giving every runner a straight run to the first turn; genuine early speed has dominated the race's history.
  • With only 12 starters, exotics are compact and dividends smaller — the value play is usually the straight win market early, before slot confirmations tighten it.

Recent Winners

  • 2025 — Sky Diamond
  • 2024 — Bella Nipotina
  • 2023 — Think About It

Full finishing order, margins and dividends for past runnings live in our results archive.

The Everest FAQs

Why is The Everest worth $20 million?›

The Everest's prizemoney comes from its slot-sale model: twelve slots are sold (at around $1–3 million each) and the owners keep the purse, which has grown to $20 million — the richest turf race in the world.

When is The Everest 2026?›

The Everest is run in mid-October at Royal Randwick, on the same day as the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas in Melbourne — the Sydney–Melbourne spring double-header.

How does a horse get into The Everest?›

A trainer must secure one of twelve slots from a slot holder, either by deal or by winning a slot-bearing lead-up like The Shorts or the Concorde Stakes.