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Melbourne Racing Club has taken up the responsibility of co-hosting "Australia's greatest race day" with a powerful The Everest/King Charles III Stakes lineup at Royal Randwick.
During a meeting in London, Racing NSW officials revealed that a A$5 million race named after King Charles III will take place in Sydney on The Everest day this year, replacing the Group One George Main Stakes.
RNSW informed MRC of the scheduling conflict between Caulfield Guineas and the triple Group One race day at Caulfield, which is a one-year anomaly, indicating their strong relationship.
Scheduling Conflict Between Racing Events
Typically, The Everest takes place on Caulfield Cup day, but this year's calendar has created a unique racing event in two states.
The scheduling conflict between Caulfield Guineas and the triple Gr. 1 race day at Caulfield was communicated to MRC by RNSW, indicating their strong relationship. This year's calendar has created a unique racing event in two states with The Everest taking place on Caulfield Cup day.
On October 21, the Caulfield Cup will dominate the racing scene with only a Five Diamonds Prelude in Sydney on the same day.
To create The King Charles III Stakes, Racing NSW renamed and rescheduled the Gr.1 George Main Stakes, moving it back two weeks. The George Main Stakes was traditionally used by Sydney trainers as a final tune-up for weight-for-age horses targeting the A$5m Group 1 W.S Cox Plate.
Champion Anamoe won both the Winx and George Main Stakes in Sydney last year before completing the Might And Power-Cox Plate double two weeks later.