Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign will run in the $10 million dollar The Everest.
She Will Reign’s owners have agreed to a prize money split with race slot holder Yulong Investments, which will return them more prize money than her Golden Slipper win should she win the Everest.
Gary Portelli was excited about targeting the race with his stable star telling Fairfax Media that the idea of buying a slot was discussed.
“We had looked at possibly buying a slot but it was too big of a gamble. This way we have a spot in the race and have some certainty where we are going in the spring.”
“She is out spelling and everything points towards that race at Randwick in October.”
Portelli will however need to find a new jockey with the filly to carry just 50.5kg in the race, a weight regular jockey Ben Melham can’t make.
Slipper winner She Will Reign will run in @racing_nsw $10m Everest @inglis_sales brokered deal for @Darby_Racing & Yulong the slot owner
— Mark Webster (@MarkWebsterCEO) March 23, 2017
Article from JustHorseRacing.com.au
