The Everest is an

Australian Turf Club Australian Turf Club (ATC) owns and operates thoroughbred racing, events and hospitality venues across Sydney, Australia. The ATC came into being on 7 February 2011 when the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) and the Sydney Turf Club (STC) merged. The ...

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run over 1,200 metres on

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, Australia. Run for the first time in 2017 as a Special Conditions class since it is not yet eligible for Group race status. With prize money of $15 million, it is the richest race in Australia and the richest turf race in the world. It is held annually in October as the feature race of the Sydney Spring Carnival.The Everest, World's Richest Turf Event
Australian Turf Club 1 February 2017 The race has an unusual entry fee structure, similar to that of the

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. Twelve "slots" are sold for $600,000 each, which represents a slot in the starting gate for a then unspecified horse. The slot holder then has the right to race, lease, contract or share a starter, or sell their place in the gate. For example, in the 2017 running, slotholder James Harron struck a deal with the owners of

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to use his spot to enter their horse, who went on to win the race. Prior to the 2018 event, the race attracted criticism from the Australian public and media after organisers of the event successfully lobbied for the sails of the

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to be used as an advertisement for the race. Protests against this proposal and government support of it were held at the Opera House along with submission of a petition with over 300,000 signatures collected in less than a week in October 2018, however the pre-race event still went ahead in a modified format. In October 2022 the barrier draw was released to the public with a night time display over

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using 501 drones.

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