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Giga Kick makes a third Everest bid as Tempted faces Ka Ying Rising

Trainer Clayton Douglas is preparing Giga Kick for a third attempt in The Everest at Randwick, where the seven-year-old will face Ka Ying Rising and Tempted. Douglas said he does not expect Giga Kick to beat either rival in the $20 million, 1200-metre race.

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What happened

Key facts

  • Trainer Clayton Douglas is preparing seven-year-old Giga Kick for a third attempt in The Everest at Randwick (per The Sydney Morning Herald).
  • Giga Kick won The Everest in 2022 and finished runner-up two years later (per The Sydney Morning Herald).
  • Clayton Douglas said he does not expect Giga Kick to beat Ka Ying Rising or Tempted (per The Sydney Morning Herald).
  • The Everest is a $20 million race over 1200 metres (per The Sydney Morning Herald).
  • The Sydney Morning Herald excerpt says The Everest is set for 4.15pm AEDT (per The Sydney Morning Herald).
  • Turf Diario reported that Tempted beat Ka Ying Rising by a neck (per turfdiario.com, The Sydney Morning Herald).
  • David Hayes said Ka Ying Rising was farther back than expected and that barrier 11 left the horse wide (per turfdiario.com).

The brief

The Sydney Morning Herald’s account centres on the trainer’s expectations and the horse’s return to the race. Giga Kick won The Everest in 2022 and finished runner-up two years later, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The current bid is therefore a third appearance in the race, not a return to a title the horse still holds.

Douglas’s comments set a cautious expectation for the attempt, while the decision to run Giga Kick brings him back into the contest against the two named rivals. The same outlet lists the race for 4.15pm AEDT. Its excerpt also identifies Giga Kick as seven years old and describes the event as a 1200-metre race with a $20 million purse.

Those details place the decision in the context of a major sprint race at Randwick, but the account does not establish a particular track condition as a reason for entering Giga Kick. A separate report from Turf Diario supplies a result involving the other two named horses: it says Tempted beat Ka Ying Rising by a neck at Randwick, ending Ka Ying Rising’s 21-race winning run.

The headlines from Punters.com.au and Racenet.com.au also say Tempted beat Ka Ying Rising. They corroborate the result, while Turf Diario provides the margin and the claim about the streak. Turf Diario quoted Ka Ying Rising’s trainer, David Hayes, as saying the horse was farther back than expected and that barrier 11 left it wide.

Hayes also said the horse was in front just beyond the finish line. These are Hayes’s assessments of the race, not independently established explanations of the result. His comments offer a different emphasis from the Sydney Morning Herald’s focus on Douglas and Giga Kick’s upcoming bid.

The coverage thus connects Giga Kick’s return to a race in which Tempted has beaten Ka Ying Rising, while leaving the trainers’ outlooks distinct: Douglas does not anticipate Giga Kick defeating either rival, and Hayes described the circumstances of Ka Ying Rising’s defeat.

The available reporting does not establish how those earlier race details will affect Giga Kick’s performance. The documented next event is the Everest itself, scheduled for 4.15pm AEDT at Randwick.

Why it matters

  • Giga Kick’s campaign is tied to the stakes of a $20 million race over 1200 metres at Randwick.
  • The seven-year-old is attempting to add to a record that includes a 2022 Everest win and a runner-up finish two years later.
  • Douglas’s stated expectation is restrained: he does not expect Giga Kick to beat Ka Ying Rising or Tempted.
  • Tempted’s reported win over Ka Ying Rising by a neck, and Hayes’s comments about barrier 11, give context to two of the rivals Giga Kick is set to face.

What to watch next

  • Whether Giga Kick competes in The Everest at Randwick, scheduled for 4.15pm AEDT.
  • How Giga Kick performs against Ka Ying Rising and Tempted in the 1200-metre race.
  • Whether Ka Ying Rising’s barrier-11 draw and Hayes’s account of the prior race are relevant to its performance in this contest.
  • Whether Giga Kick can improve on its previous Everest results: a 2022 win and a runner-up finish two years later.

How it's being covered

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5 source articles · 5 unique outlets · 4 distinct reports
Outlet political mix: Center Only· 3 Center · 2 unrated
Where the outlets are based: Asia 60% · Unknown 40%
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5 unique outletsDominant coverage: Asia
Coverage imbalance
  • Coverage is currently concentrated among Center-rated outlets (3 of 3 rated sources); comparatively few Left or Right-rated outlets have published on the event.
How we measure coverage

How outlets' accounts compare

1 framing difference · 3 uncorroborated claims · 2 information gaps
The reports repeat the same account with different emphasis; its central claims are not independently confirmed in the reporting Updat3 read.Compared across 2 reports whose article text Updat3 read; 2 other outlets were checked by headline only.
Framing / emphasis differences
Sources emphasise different angles, actors or consequences of the same reporting.
  • The Sydney Morning Herald focuses on Douglas’s decision to bring Giga Kick back and his low expectations; Turf Diario focuses on Tempted’s win over Ka Ying Rising and quotes Hayes about the race.
Updat3: These are differences of emphasis, not disputes about what is reported. They do not show that the reported claims are true.
One-sided or uncorroborated claims
Claims that come from one party or one source family and are not independently corroborated.
  • Turf Diario attributes the account of Ka Ying Rising’s position and barrier to trainer David Hayes; it does not present that explanation as independently confirmed.
  • Clayton Douglas said he did not expect Giga Kick to beat Ka Ying Rising or Tempted.
  • David Hayes said Ka Ying Rising was farther back than expected and barrier 11 left the horse wide.
Updat3: Not independently corroborated yet — treat as a claim, not an established fact.
Not established by the reporting
Information the available reporting does not contain or confirm. This is a gap, not a disagreement.
  • The coverage does not report the race’s full field, official finishing order beyond the named horses, or detailed results for Giga Kick.
  • Hayes’s explanation that barrier 11 left Ka Ying Rising wide is his account; the supplied reports do not independently establish it as the cause of the result.
Updat3: Updat3 cannot conclude anything about this from the current sources.

Timeline

Developments from this story's sources, dated background we compiled and fact-checked, and our earlier coverage. Each row says which.
  1. Racing NSW created The Everest in 2017 as a 1,200-metre race run at Randwick, with runners’ places initially allocated through paid slots.
    Background · from our historical context
  2. Redzel won the inaugural Everest at Randwick.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  3. The inaugural race took place on 14 October 2017, and Redzel won.
    Background · from our historical context
  4. Giga Kick won The Everest at Randwick.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  5. The Australian Pattern Committee granted the race Group 1 status in 2023, following its first six runnings.
    Background · from our historical context
  6. The Everest’s prize money rose to A$20 million.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3

How we got here

Giga Kick’s first two Everest runs established his record in the race: he won at Randwick on 15 October 2022, then finished second in the 2023 running on 14 October. Those results came after the gelding, trained by Clayton Douglas, won the 2022 All Aged Stakes at Randwick in April.

Racing NSW created The Everest in 2017 as a 1,200-metre race run at Randwick, with runners’ places initially allocated through paid slots. The inaugural race took place on 14 October 2017, and Redzel won. Racing NSW raised the prize money to $20 million for the 2023 edition, making The Everest Australia’s richest race by total purse at that time.

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