The Everest trophy on display before Saturday’s race.Credit:Getty
Moonee Valley’s Manikato Stakes will be run six days after The Everest with a field expected to be far inferior to the invitation-only Sydney sprint.
Sources have said Racing Victoria is still maintaining its position of only entertaining group 1 status for new races if they don’t have an adverse effect on other events and they won’t automatically lift The Everest without debating the scheduling with Racing NSW first.