When was the 2026 The Everest?

Race factVerified detail
Date2026-10-17
VenueRandwick
Distance1200m
GradeGroup 1
PrizemoneyA$20 million

The Everest: the 2026 race is complete

The 2026 The Everest was run at Randwick on 17 October. Tempted won, ridden by Chad Schofield and trained by Ciaron Maher. This page is now a result and historical research reference, not an upcoming preview.

2026 The Everest result

PlaceHorseJockeyTrainer
1TemptedChad SchofieldCiaron Maher
2Ka Ying RisingZac PurtonDavid Hayes
3JoliestarJames McDonaldChris Waller

The stored result records 12 starters and race-level going of Soft 5. Racenet individual race result. Historical research snapshots retained below keep their original sample dates.

The Everest historical trends

Randwick 1200m. All 559 qualifying races, 239 meetings and 5,907 runners stored between 2017-01-14 and 2026-10-17; not just editions of the The Everest. Snapshot checked 23 October 2026, using the available ten-year window (23 October 2016–23 October 2026), with all other filters unrestricted.

Published barrierRunnersWinsWin rate
Barriers 1–42,1802099.59%
Barriers 5–82,08622310.69%
Barriers 9+1,6411277.74%

Barriers 5–8 have the highest observed win rate in this grouped sample: 223 wins from 2,086 runners (10.69%). This is an historical association, not a forecast or an isolated causal barrier effect. The groups differ in field-size exposure and can contain different classes, ages and track conditions.

Stored race-level going only, without substituting a meeting's headline rating. These are scenario subsets of the same sample, not additional races. Rows without a stored race rating are unclassified; subsets smaller than 30 runners are omitted.

Race goingRunnersWinsWin rate
Good2,9112759.45%
Soft1,8121679.22%
Heavy1,1841179.88%

The Everest related research

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The Everest sources

Official 2026 race-day/program reference. Race facts and sources reviewed 23 October 2026.

Historical statistics and honour-roll rows: read-only TrackBro production racing records, checked 23 October 2026. Calculations reuse the existing research application's win and A2E functions; no racing records or research calculations were changed.

Verified historical research and records

Archived approved export snapshots end 9 October 2026. They are distinct from the fresh 23 October 2026 cohort presented above; counts may differ.

YearWinnerJockeyTrainer2nd3rdWinning Time
2017RedzelKerrin McEvoyPeter & Paul SnowdenVega MagicBrave Smash1:08.36
2018RedzelKerrin McEvoyPeter & Paul SnowdenTrapeze ArtistOsborne Bulls1:12.03
2019Yes Yes YesGlen BossChris WallerSanta Ana LaneTrekking1:07.32
2020Classique LegendKerrin McEvoyLes BridgeBivouacGytrash1:08.27
2021Nature StripJames McDonaldChris WallerMasked CrusaderEduardo1:09.11
2022Giga KickCraig WilliamsClayton DouglasPrivate EyeMazu1:09.86
2023Think About ItSam ClippertonJoseph PrideI Wish I WinPrivate Eye1:07.64
2024Bella NipotinaCraig WilliamsCiaron MaherGiga KickGrowing Empire1:08.76
2025Ka Ying RisingZac PurtonDavid HayesTemptedJimmysstar1:08.13
TrackBro historical snapshot through 9 October 2026. All qualifying races, not feature-race editions only.
GroupWinsRunnersWin rate
Leaders2711723.08%
On-speed3326512.45%
Midfield253257.69%
Off-midfield122095.74%
Backmarkers202687.46%
Randwick 1200m Heavy-track settling win rates: leaders 23.08%, on-speed 12.45%, midfield 7.69%, off-midfield 5.74%, backmarkers 7.46%.
Owner-supplied TrackBro graph; counts and rates match the accompanying runner-level export.
Only independently matching figures from the supplied report
Recorded settling positionWinsRunner recordsWin rateHistorical SP ROI
Leader9055416.25%+16.3%