FIVE DIAMONDS A SPARKLING END TO SYDNEY EVEREST CARNIVAL

6 November, 2024

The $85 million Sydney Everest Carnival concludes this Saturday at Rosehill Gardens on Five Diamonds Ladies Day with the third running of the $2 million Five Diamonds.

Saturday’s 10-race card includes the Group 3 $1 million Inglis Golden Gift, which has a major bearing on qualifying for next year’s $5 million Golden Slipper, and the Group 2 $500,000 Cincotta Chemist Hot Danish Stakes.

Australian Turf Club Executive General Manager Racing and Wagering Nevesh Ramdhani said Saturday would end one of the biggest and most successful Sydney Everest Carnivals ever.

“Sydney has hosted eight weeks of world class racing of Australia’s best horses, trainers and jockeys along with international visitors,’’ Mr Ramdhani said.

“The $2 million Five Diamonds has attracted a capacity field including five Group 1 winners.

“The $1 million Inglis Golden Gift will see the winner and likely second placegetter earn enough prizemoney to be in the final field for the 2025 Golden Slipper.’’

Full fields for Rosehill Gardens can be found here and full TAB Markets for all 10 races here.

The $2 million Five Diamonds is a wide-open betting race, with five horses in opening markets at $6-$7 with TAB Fixed Odds.

Early favourite at $6 is Attrition for trainer Mitchell Freedman and jockey Ethan Brown, ahead of three horses all at $6.50 TAB – Lindemann (Chris Waller/Joao Moreira), Iknowastar (Bjorn Baker/Rachel King) and Territory Express (Paul Niceforo/Zac Lloyd.

At $7 TAB Fixed Odds is Docklands, trained by Harry Eustace – having just its second Australian start after running fifth in Via Sistina’s Cox Plate.

In the $1 million Inglis Golden Gift, two-year-old training powerhouses Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have early favourite North England at $3 TAB with jockey Tim Clark.

Tupakara ($3.80 TAB) for Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald and jockey Tom Sherry and O Ole ($4.20 TAB) for Bjorn Baker/Rachel King are next in betting.

Magic Time is an opening $2.60 TAB favourite for trainer Grahame Begg and jockey Zac Lloyd in the Group 2 $500,000 Cincotta Chemist Hot Danish Stakes.

Belclare – who beat Magic Time last start in The Invitation – is at $3.20 TAB for Bjorn Baker and Tyler Schiller.

For all racing and ticketing information go to theraces.com.au.