Staying on top for decades – well,it takes a special kind of person. Just ask Gai

Staying on top for decades – well,it takes a special kind of person. Just ask Gai

She is the first lady of racing,but celebrated trainer Gai Waterhouse is happy to share her expertise on all topics.

  • byDamien Woolnough

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Think About It to live out days on jockey’s property

Think About It to live out days on jockey’s property

Think About It will live out his days on a jockey’s property,stewards re-record audio for barrier trial mix-up,Tommy Berry’s thoughts on The Invitation.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
Trainer Ciaron Maher wins The Everest with Bella Nipotina and Caulfield Cup with Duke De Sessa

Trainer Ciaron Maher wins The Everest with Bella Nipotina and Caulfield Cup with Duke De Sessa

Ciaron Maher had a highly successful day across two cities,training the Everest and Caulfield Cup winners within one hour of each other. Duke De Sessa won the big race in Melbourne while Bella Nipotina ruled the roost in Sydney.

  • byRoy Ward andBillie Eder
Ceolwulf storms home in King Charles Stakes boilover

Ceolwulf storms home in King Charles Stakes boilover

Pride Of Jenni was run down in a King Charles Stakes boilover as Joe Pride’s Ceolwulf crashed the party for Australian racing’s newest cult hero.

  • byAdam Pengilly andChris Roots
How The Everest sealed a peace deal in racing’s cold war

How The Everest sealed a peace deal in racing’s cold war

Gillon McLachlan and Peter V’landys have been at loggerheads for years,but now they realise they need each other.

  • byAdam Pengilly
King and queens:Why this Everest is about the girls more than ever

King and queens:Why this Everest is about the girls more than ever

Rachel King is adamant she’s not a female jockey,just a jockey. And a damn good one. But it’s hard not to escape the growing influence of the girls on this year’s $20 million race.

  • byAdam Pengilly
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‘I’m so lucky’:Man who survived tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart is The Everest’s best story

‘I’m so lucky’:Man who survived tragic 1998 Sydney to Hobart is The Everest’s best story

Paul Lumtin set off for Hobart on a boat with nine people on it in the famous race 26 years ago. Only six survived. He’s now the inspiration behind a star horse.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘If you back them,you’re a long way in front’:Why younger is better in The Everest

‘If you back them,you’re a long way in front’:Why younger is better in The Everest

For the first time in The Everest’s short history,four three-year-old horses have been chosen to compete. Is this the start of an evolution in the race?

  • byAdam Pengilly
How the Everest will be run and won,and why a flighty colt holds the key

How the Everest will be run and won,and why a flighty colt holds the key

Who leads the race? Will the three-year-olds have an advantage? How will the track play? The $20 million sprint looks a puzzle even the most astute punters might struggle to solve.

  • byAdam Pengilly
At 21 he was flying all over the world with the Beckhams. Now he’s chasing The Everest dream

At 21 he was flying all over the world with the Beckhams. Now he’s chasing The Everest dream

Mitch Cunningham gave up a career as a young pilot to pursue his hobby in racing. On Saturday,his horse is running for millions.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Sydney traffic,Ryan Moore and a neutral Switzerland:Inside story of the last Everest decision

Sydney traffic,Ryan Moore and a neutral Switzerland:Inside story of the last Everest decision

After months of painstaking negotiations and brutal backstabbing,Storm Boy has been named as the last runner for the $20 million race.

  • byAdam Pengilly andChris Roots