Racing live: Ka Ying Rising wins the Everest, Jamie Melham creates history on Half Yours in Caulfield Cup
It doesn’t get any bigger than this. The Caulfield Cup and The Everest headline the biggest day on the racing calendar.
Tune in to Seven and 7plus Sport to watch all the action live and free, and follow along below as we bring you all the news and highlights as they happen.
Back-to-back for Ceolwulf in the King Charles
Favourite Half Yours wins the Caulfield Cup
Superstar jockey Jamie Melham has created history as the first female jockey to win the Caulfield Cup.
Melham rode the short-priced Half Yours to victory after getting clear on the home straight.
Trained by father-and-son duo Tony and Calvin McEvoy, Half Yours beat River Of Stars in a thrilling finish.
Third home was Valiant King and Presage Nocturne was fourth.
“We talked about the pressure on her and how important today might be, and she joins Michelle Payne as a major winner, and first female to win a Caulfield Cup. And it was a 10 out of 10 ride,” Bruce McAvaney said.
Melham was overcome with emotion after the biggest win of her career.
“Just saying Caulfield Cup makes me cry,” she said.
“I’ve had an incredible career and ridden 17 Group 1s now but that major has eluded me and I just wanted to get one,” she told Channel 7.
Linebacker blitzes field in Silver Eagle
Jockey’s telling reaction to Everest triumph
Zac Purton has conceded superstar sprinter Ka Ying Rising was well below his best despite winning The Everest in dominant fashion.
The world’s best sprinter justified his standing with a comfortable victory, but it could have been even better.
“I don’t think we’ve seen him at his best today, but even when he’s not as his best, he’s still good enough,” Purton told Channel 7.
Private Eye takes out the Moonga
KA YING RISING WINS THE EVEREST
Ka Ying Rising has confirmed his standing as the world’s greatest sprinter with a commanding win in The Everest at Randwick on Saturday.
The Hong Kong superstar justified his short price to blitz the field in the $20m feature race.
Ka Ying Rising was in a class of his own as he burst clear 200m out to make it 14 wins in a row.
The victory was scarily achieved despite appearing to be below his absolute best.
“What a moment for Australian racing, and world racing,” Bruce McAvaney said.
Tempted finish second, while there was a photo for third with Jimmysstay pipping Overpass.
Winning trainer David Hayes said it was a “crowning” moment in his career.
“It was a long way down that straight, but when got clear I thought they were going to have to be pretty good to beat him,” he told Channel 7.
“I would have been so disappointed if he didn’t win when he saddled up calm.”
Crowd going mental
It’s nearly go time.
The Everest is up next!
Get ready for Australia’s richest race on turf.
$20m in prize money and the world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising the favourite.
This is gonna be epic!
Favourite stunned in Thousand Guineas epic
Ole Dancer has trumped odds-on favourite Apocalyptic to win the Group 1 Thousand Guineas.
The two went toe-to-toe down the straight with Ole Dancer ($5.60) eventually holding on for a deserved victory.
