Giga Kick returns to The Everest in Coolmore slot
Dylan Gibbons will ride the 2022 winner Giga Kick in his third appearance in the $20 million sprint, with three slots still awaiting runners.
Giga Kick has secured Coolmore’s slot for the $20 million The Everest at Randwick, returning to the race he won in 2022.
The Clayton Douglas-trained seven-year-old will make his third Everest appearance for owner-breeder Jonathan Munz, with Dylan Gibbons booked to ride. SKY Racing announced the booking on Wednesday.
Nine of the 12 slots are now filled, leaving Yulong, Chris Waller Racing and James Harron Bloodstock to nominate their runners. Godolphin confirmed Tempted on Tuesday, following Savvy Hallie’s selection for Mulberry on Monday.
Giga Kick represented James Harron when he won the 2022 Everest as an unbeaten three-year-old. Ridden by Craig Williams, he beat Private Eye by a long neck in the then-$15 million race. Mazu finished third, with Nature Strip fourth.
His second Everest appearance came in 2024, when he finished runner-up to Bella Nipotina.
Gibbons secured a Group 1 win at Randwick last weekend, partnering Global Goal to victory in the Flight Stakes over 1600 metres for Pinecliff.
Giga Kick returns to Sydney after two Melbourne spring starts. He was beaten 4.7 lengths first-up in the Moir Stakes over 1000 metres, then finished less than four lengths behind Jimmysstar in the 1200-metre Manikato Stakes.
