With $20 million worth of prize money on the line for the world's best sprinters, all eyes will be on Royal Randwick this Saturday.
The Hong Kong-based superstar Ka Ying Rising is unbeaten in 13 races and will start as the hot favourite, but a host of locals will be fancying their chances to knock off the big gun.
Here's what time all the action is due to go down:
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What time does The Everest race start today?
The 2025 edition of The Everest is scheduled to jump at 4:15 pm AEDT on Saturday, October 18.
As the seventh of 10 races on the card, punters at Randwick are in for a bumper day of action.
Full race day schedule for The Everest
All times AEDT
| Race 1 | 12:30 pm | Reginald Allen Quality |
| Race 2 | 1:05 pm | St Leger Stakes |
| Race 3 | 1:40 pm | Big Dance Wild Card Handicap |
| Race 4 | 2:15 pm | Angst Stakes |
| Race 5 | 2:50 pm | The Kosciuszko |
| Race 6 | 3:25 pm | Sydney Stakes |
| Race 7 | 4:15 pm | The Everest |
| Race 8 | 4:50 pm | Silver Eagles |
| Race 9 | 5:35 pm | King Charles III Stakes |
| Race 10 | 6:10 pm | Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool |
The Everest 2025 field, barriers, odds
Odds via Unibet, at 18/10
| Runner (Barrier) | Trainer | Jockey | Odds | Slot holder |
| 1. Ka Ying Rising (7) | David Hayes | Zac Purton | $2.05 | Hong Kong Jockey Club/Australian Turf Club |
| 2. Briasa (10) | J, M & W Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | $10 | Max Whitby, Col Madden, Steve McCann & Neil Werret |
| 3. Overpass (9) | Bjorn Baker | Josh Parr | $41 | Newgate & GPI Racing |
| 4. Jimmysstar (11) | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | $11 | TAB |
| 5. War Machine (4) | B, W & JD Hayes | Tim Clark | $9 | Coolmore |
| 6. Mazu (2) | Joe Pride | Jason Collett | $101 | Yulong Investments |
| 7. Jedibeel (8) | Brad Widdup | Kerrin McEvoy | $201 | Mulberry Racing |
| 8. Angel Capital (3) | Chris Waller | Ben Melham | $31 | James Harron |
| 9. Joliestar (5) | Chris Waller | James McDonald | $6 | Chris Waller Racing |
| 10. Lady Shenandoah (6) | Chris Waller | Damian Lane | $12 | Fairway Thoroughbreds |
| 11. Magic Time (12) | Grahame Begg | Michael Dee | $71 | Inglis |
| 12. Tempted (1) | Ciaron Maher | Craig Williams | $15 | Godolphin |