Think About It has taken out this year's TAB Everest, beating home the likes of I Wish I Win and Private Eye to claim the coveted $20 million sprint race at Royal Randwick.
The five-year-old galloper from the Joseph Pride stable came out on top in the 1200m event in front of a raucous crowd in Sydney, becoming the sixth overall winner since its inception in 2017.
Think About It edged in front before the 200m mark, before kicking clear of the group to take out the world's richest turf race title.
Pride's champion gelding entered the race as the favourite at $4.20, per Dabble.
Think About It wins the #TABEverest! @PrideRacing @ProvenTbreds pic.twitter.com/zqcmxmkFRj
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 14, 2023
Who won The Everest?
Think About It won this year's $20 million TAB Everest, finishing ahead of I Wish I Win and Private Eye.
The winner paid $4.20 with Dabble.
The Everest past winners
| 2022 | Giga Kick |
| 2021 | Nature Strip |
| 2020 | Classique Legend |
| 2019 | Yes Yes Yes |
| 2018 | Redzel |
| 2017 | Redzel |
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The Everest prize money
With a total of $20 million, this year's race was the richest in its short history, with the connections of Think About It taking home a cool $7 million.
| 1st | $7 million |
| 2nd | $2.9 million |
| 3rd | $2 million |
| 4th | $1.5 million |
| 5th | $1.2 million |
| 6th | $1.1 million |
| 7th-12th | $70,000 |
