The Everest 2024 Tips – Is Pedigree a Guide?

Tara Madgwick - Thursday October 17

This Saturday we see the 12 best sprinters in Australia doing battle in The Everest and during it’s seven year history some special horses have won it and from a pedigree perspective at this elite level it takes more than speed on speed, there has to be an element of real toughness in the genetic mix and ALL past winners have had it.

Who has the element of toughness? - Click here to visit the page and click on any runner to generate it's tabulated pedigree

Click here to see five generation pedigrees for every Everest runner this year – which runners have the all important element of toughness?

2023 Think About It

By dual Cox Plate winner So You Think and grand-dam is by Zabeel.

2022 Giga Kick

Dam is a half-sister to three SW’s that were all successful at 2000m or further and he has a double cross of Epsom Derby winner Rainbow Quest.

2021 Nature Strip

His grand-dam Strike High was a stakes-winning stayer up to 2500m and his sire Nicconi is a half-brother to five time G1 winning Australian Cup hero Niconero.

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2020 Classique Legend

His dam is a full sister to Champion Miler Racing to Win, who won the Doncaster, Epsom and George Main Stakes among his 13 wins.

2019 Yes Yes Yes

His dam is by 2001 European Horse of the Year Fantastic Light, who won seven G1 races from 2000 to 2400m including the Breeders Cup Turf.

2018 and 2017 Redzel

Dam is by Cox Plate winner Rubiton.

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