She Will Reign locks in jockey as Everest field finalised

Tom Walter - Monday October 2

Trainer Gary Portelli has secured a new jockey for The Everest favourite She Will Reign.

Advertisement
The $10 million Everest trophy. Photo: ATC

Corey Brown will climb aboard the two-time Group I winner at 51kg.

She Will Reign has been the subject of a jockey merry go round with initial rider Ben Melham declaring himself unable to make the weight before Kerrin McEvoy, who rode the filly in last Friday's Moir Stakes win, announced he would honour a prior commitment made to the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Redzel.

The booking comes after In Her Time, which Brown rode to victory in last Saturday's Premiere Stakes (1200m), was surprisingly overlooked for a spot in The Everest field.

With all 12 runners now locked away and most riders announced, final field betting has commenced on the inaugural $10 million event.

Barring incidents that would enforce scratching, the following 12 horses will face the starter at Randwick on October 14. Odds are courtesy of Sportsbet.

SLOT HOLDER

RUNNER

TRAINER

JOCKEY

ODDS

The Star

Redkirk Warrior

Lindsay Park Racing

Regan Bayliss

$7.50

TAB

English

Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott

Blake Shinn

$9

Inglis

Fell Swoop

Matthew Dale

Tye Angland

$51

Australian Turf Club

Brave Smash

Darren Weir

TBA

$31

Greg Ingham

Chautauqua

Hawkes Racing

Brenton Avdulla

$6

Aquis Farm

Houtzen

Toby Edmonds

Jeff Lloyd

$26

Yu Long Investments

She Will Reign

Gary Portelli

Corey Brown

$4.60

James Harron

Redzel

Peter and Paul Snowden

Kerrin McEvoy

$7

Coolmore

Tulip

Lindsay Park Racing

TBA

$51

Damion Flower (Jadeskye Racing)

Clearly Innocent

Kris Lees

Hugh Bowman

$13

Chris Waller Racing

Deploy

Gerald Ryan

TBA

$11

Max Whitby (Everest Racing Pty Ltd)

Vega Magic

Lindsay Park Racing

Craig Williams

$6

Advertisment
More Reading...
2025 G1 Epsom Handicap Field and Barrier Draw
The field and barrier draw has been decided for the Group I Epsom Handicap on Saturday with odds-on favourite and unbeaten mare Autumn Glow drawing the extreme outside gate in a field of 14.
Karaka Million Dreaming for Out of the Blue
Te Akau Racing marketing manager Julia-Rose Hayes has had plenty of success syndicating horses selected by her father, David Ellis, and that has continued with her latest syndicate.
She's Unusual Keeps Good Times Rolling
Continued success with resident stallion Unusual Suspect and their racing team has kept Nigel and Adaire Auret busier than they may have envisaged, but without any complaints.
Sires With Winners - Tuesday September 30
Here is the full list of 27 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
The Everest boosting racing's profile in Sydney
Almost $13 million in prizemoney across a bumper 10-race card at Randwick on Saturday is testament to the fresh ambition of Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club.
Autumn Glow Epsom Challenge - Just How Big Is This Task?
With the unbeaten Autumn Glow set to run as the first odds-on favourite this century in the Epsom Handicap on Saturday we thought we’d run some data to see how big this mountain is that she’s attempting to climb, and turns out, it’s pretty big.
What the jockeys said after The Everest
The jockeys have spoken on the performance of their respective mounts in the first running of The Everest (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.
Goffs Orby Day 2 - Trio of Million Dollar Yearling Fillies
The second day of the Goffs Orby Yearling Sale took off overnight with three individual yearlings selling for a million or more with the full sister to dual Group I winning champion 2YO Colt Blackbeard selling for €1.9 million to MV Magnier.
Resolute Racing Purchase Top Lot Goffs Orby Day 1
The Goffs Orby Yearling Sale kicked off overnight and the top lot on Day 1 was a colt by Blue Point purchased by John Stewart’s Resolute Bloodstock for €675,000, while Wootton Bassett produced the top selling filly, whose half-brother Trinity College is now in Australia.
Youngsters Impress Leading into Magic Millions Horses in Training Sale
The build up to the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Horses in Training Sale has intensified with a swag of impressive breeze up performances over the past week.