Photo via The Sydney Morning Herald

Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Big day of racing lined up for Melbourne and Sydney

Read the original at The Sydney Morning Herald ↗
Cite

Wu, A., Ward, R., Russell, D., Thompson, C., Kerry, C., Byrne, F., Schelle, C., & Breen, N. (2026, October 16). Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Big day of racing lined up for Melbourne and Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/caulfield-cup-and-the-everest-live-big-day-of-racing-lined-up-for-melbourne-and-sydney-20261017-p6167l.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-17 · by Andrew Wu, Roy Ward, Danny Russell, Courtney Thompson, Craig Kerry, Fiona Byrne, Caroline Schelle, Neil Breen

Quick Summary

Courtney Thompson, deputy lifestyle editor, introduces a day of racing in Melbourne and Sydney featuring the Caulfield Cup and The Everest race. Clayton Douglas highlights trainer Giga Kick’s potential upset despite odds of $34, while Courtney Thompson discusses fashion dos and don’ts at racetracks based on Kate Waterhouse's insights. Peter Le Grand, former chairman of the Melbourne Racing Club, marks his 65th consecutive Caulfield Cup attendance. The article covers race details with the Everest scheduled for 4:15 PM AEDT and the Caulfield Cup set for 5:15 PM AEDT.
Written by AI on 2026-10-17, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

On October 17, 2026, Tempted, a four-year-old mare trained by Ciaron Maher and owned by Godolphin Australia, upset the defending champion Ka Ying Rising to win the $20 million Everest at Randwick. Despite starting as a $6.50 underdog due to track conditions drying from heavy 8 to soft 5, Tempted rode boldly with jockey Chad Schofield and finished just half a neck ahead of Ka Ying Rising in the 1200m race. This victory ended Ka Ying Rising's impressive winning streak at 21 races. The Hong Kong superstar had been favored at $1.35, but was three-wide from gate 11, while Tempted started from gate one and carried an extra 5.5 kilograms compared to last year’s race.

Written for “The Everest Race 2026” on 2026-10-31, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 The Everest Race 2026
Sports · 5 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 5% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 1 of 43 claims Outlet record 61/100
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 0 of 6 claims Outlet record 61/100
“The articles are about different presenters and focus on distinct aspects of the racing day, one on fashion judging and the other on a horse race analysis.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 0 of 35 claims Outlet record 61/100
“The articles describe different aspects of the racing day; one focuses on the live events and races, while the other covers the behind-the-scenes power dynamics and influential attendees at Caulfield.”
The Sydney Morning Herald
Hedges 1 of 17 claims Outlet record 61/100
“While both articles discuss The Everest Cup and mention style-related aspects, Article A focuses on racing predictions and updates, while Article B is specifically about fashion and the rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne.”
Daily Mail
Hedges 0 of 21 claims Outlet record 68/100
“Article A discusses the upcoming races including The Everest, while Article B reports on the Caulfield Cup that already took place.”
Caulfield Cup 2026 Different event
The Sydney Morning Herald
Outlet record 61/100
“The articles mention different races (The Everest and Caulfield Cup) although they occur on the same day.”
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
61/100
The Sydney Morning Herald's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-10-17 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

The Sydney Morning Herald · 5607 article(s) · 15 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 15 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Andrew Wu
22 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Only those in the camp can honestly answer if the visitors would have settled for a Proteas total of 329 if offered before the day, but such a scoreline would have been gleefully accepted when openers Aiden Markram and Marques Ackerman destroyed the new ball.
🔮 As trainer Andrea Leek, who operates stables in Nar Nar Goon North, celebrated becoming the first woman in 32 years to win Australia’s weight-for-age championship with West Australian star Cosmic Crusader, the dual Brownlow winner and his Carlton crew were left to wonder what might have been.
🔮 Eddie McGuire will not feature in Nine’s suite of football magazine shows in 2027, as the network has replaced its Tuesday night edition of Footy Classified.
2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Eddie McGuire no longer hosting a footy show on Nine
🔮 For over a decade, Patrick Cripps could not have done more to lift his Carlton mates to glory in September.
🔮 Stewards were able to quickly calm worried family and connections of the jockeys by releasing a statement to say both would be taken to hospital but had escaped serious injury.
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 Bringing in readymade talent is worth far more than picks to the Hawks, given where they are – and even then, they didn’t give much up – so this was a ragingly successful fortnight. Western Bulldogs In: Jordon Butts (Ade/free agency), Zak Butters (PA/free agency), Finn Maginness (Haw/trade), Hudson O’Keeffe (Carl/trade), picks 42, 53, 83, 89, R2 2027 (PA), R3 2027 (Mel), R4 2027 (PA), R2 2028 (PA), R3 2028 (PA), R3 2028 (GC), R4 2028 (Melb) Out: Picks 14 and 33, R3 2027 (GC), R1 2028 (WB) Draft picks: 42, 53, 55, 83, 89, 91, 109 Trade rating: 9.5/10 The Bulldogs could hardly be happier.
🔮 When Will Hayward and Ollie Florent were forced out last year as part of the trade to land Charlie Curnow from Carlton, both were thanked by Cameron in the club’s public statement.
🔮 Piper said CV had attracted 35 more fans than they would have otherwise, “but I hope they’re self-employed and not being paid by Victorian employers to be there”.
🔮 South African cricket’s broadcast partner is using footage from the infamous ball-tampering scandal to promote coverage for the upcoming Test series, in an indication of the hot reception Australia will receive over the next month.
Also by Andrew Wu
Eddie McGuire no longer hosting a footy show on Nine
2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 22 articles by Andrew Wu →
Roy Ward
28 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 I’m Roy Ward and I’ll be taking you through all the major moments as Australia tries to bat out the day and avoid a loss while South Africa needs six more wickets and they will either win the match or need a short run chase.
🔮 The injury is expected to rule the 30-year-old out for the entire season, ending what former teammate and NBA All-Star Dwight Howard had forecast as the “greatest comeback story in NBA history” – just as ESPN was preparing to air a documentary on his return to basketball.
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 The Brisbane Lions remain resolute they want Essendon’s pick 17 for Coleman, but the Bombers have offered their No.27 and are unwilling to hand over either 17 or pick 21.
🔮 Australia’s chances of a competitive first innings score will rest on the success of Matt Renshaw, according to commentator Kerry O’Keeffe.
🔮 Paul needs to pass a fitness test on his injured ankle before he can make his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans, which could come in their clash with Melbourne United at John Cain Arena on Saturday night.
🔮 It’s 14 degrees currently (feels more like 10 degrees), and the forecast suggests it will keep raining for the next few hours.
🔮 Scans would later show he had a grade two strain, and should have been on the sidelines for a month.
🔮 Hore has since grown into one of the AFLW’s most-respected captains and leading players, and on Friday night she will run out for her 100th game – becoming the first Demon to do so.
🔮 The Lions could be forced to focus on Neale’s history of never having been suspended rather than contesting the intentional strike finding before the AFL Appeals Board, after reports that new vision had surfaced that is likely to be damaging to his case.
Also by Roy Ward
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 28 articles by Roy Ward →
Danny Russell
31 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 A 5am start will be trialled after the spring carnival.
🔮 The winner of one, he says, will become a household name.
🔮 This guide will be updated when the field is set with comments from Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne assessing each runner’s chances.
🔮 As trainer Andrea Leek, who operates stables in Nar Nar Goon North, celebrated becoming the first woman in 32 years to win Australia’s weight-for-age championship with West Australian star Cosmic Crusader, the dual Brownlow winner and his Carlton crew were left to wonder what might have been.
🔮 One of the country’s finest trainers will set foot on the vast green lawns at Flemington on Saturday with a serious Cox Plate chance and mixed emotions.
🔮 That would take Waller’s total victories in the race to seven and McDonald to five.
🔮 Zahra is waiting on medical advice to be cleared to resume riding, but will miss Saturday’s Cox Plate day, while McNeil has been given the all-clear.
🔮 But what we are missing now is the “coroner’s report”; information that goes beyond those in-race mechanics and more deeply into the other factors that may have had an impact on the day.
🔮 They opened an inquiry on Saturday and it will be ongoing this week.
🔮 Stewards were able to quickly calm worried family and connections of the jockeys by releasing a statement to say both would be taken to hospital but had escaped serious injury.
Also by Danny Russell
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 31 articles by Danny Russell →
Courtney Thompson
18 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 When she finds an outfit she wants to wear, it gives her an image of what it would look like on her.
2026-10-20 · assertive framing · The new tech shopping for you while you sleep
🔮 Model Montana Cox could wear a hessian sack and people would still probably reverse Google image search it to find out where they could get one just like it – such is the power when you’re as stunning as Cox.
🔮 The Caulfield Cup is celebrating a momentous 150 years in 2026, but you wouldn’t know it looking at the crowds.
2026-10-17 · assertive framing · A lesson in elegance: The Caulfield Cup fashion winners
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 It’s the kind of home most people would look at and think, “Yes, I’d live here”.
🔮 “By looking at both partners’ perspectives, we were able to examine whether two people in the same relationship may experience and interpret the division of household responsibilities differently, and whether these differences matter for relationship quality,” Coundouris says.
🔮 “Aurelia will always drop me off at the train in the morning, and we’ll have a kiss goodbye, and then she’ll pick me up with our dog, and we have a kiss hello,” Natt, 35, says.
🔮 Max Mara opted to keep things streamlined with a solid, practical leather style, and at Balenciaga, Pierpaolo Piccioli asked: why have one belt when you could wear two?
🔮 It’s where Lady Gaga debuted the meat dress that would become pop culture lore, Lil Kim made the case for purple nipple pasties and where Britney Spears established herself as a chameleon who can pull off a black lace mini dress one minute and a Swarovski-crystal-embellished bodysuit the next.
🔮 This year’s ceremony will see some of the world’s biggest artists go head-to-head, including Gen Z darling Sabrina Carpenter, Kpop sensation BTS, and pop veteran Madonna.
Also by Courtney Thompson
The new tech shopping for you while you sleep
2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald
A lesson in elegance: The Caulfield Cup fashion winners
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 18 articles by Courtney Thompson →
Craig Kerry
40 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Michael, John and Wayne Hawkes-trained Federalist was also scratched from the Golden Eagle on Wednesday and will spell, cutting the field to 16. Star mare Sheza Alibi was $1.90 after drawing ideally in six for owner Fred Noffke and Victorian trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.
🔮 “To look at her, you wouldn’t give much for her, but geez, she seems to have everything.
🔮 He took it on and couldn’t put it together, I suppose, so they asked me to train it.
🔮 “I always had an air of confidence she would run her best race today,” Maher said.
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 TAB senior trader Tim Ryan says Everest day favourites Ka Ying Rising and Autumn Glow are set to deliver a multimillion dollar “wipeout” on Saturday, after the blow of losing Pride Of Jenni from the King Charles III Stakes.
🔮 The six-year-old, expected to take his winning streak to 22 on Saturday and prizemoney past $37 million, has raced just once on rain-affected going, and won.
2026-10-15 · assertive framing · Runner-by-runner guide to the 2026 Everest
🔮 Dale said he also discussed Super Norwest as an option with Hillier, but Rose Aye’s form won the spot, and he was confident it would hold up.
🔮 “Ka Ying, it’s his second time travelling and no doubt things would be smoother for him this time around, and he was able to win and win quite easy last time.
🔮 She will aim for another first-attempt win next week when she partners Warwoven in the Cox Plate at Flemington.
Also by Craig Kerry
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 40 articles by Craig Kerry →
Fiona Byrne
16 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 VRC chair Neil Wilson, who will step down after this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, and his wife Stephanie, Vin Cox, the chair elect to follow Wilson into the top job at the VRC, and his wife Nicole, and VRC chief executive Kylie Rogers were in the unfamiliar position of being at a race meeting at Flemington but not on duty.
🔮 Vella, who has been on maternity leave since the birth of her daughter, Eve, in March, was expected to stay on with the ABC in 2027 and return to the co-hosting chair alongside Murphy, a former Western Bulldogs player.
🔮 After almost a decade as a radio team, Gold Logie winner Carrie Bickmore and comedian Tommy Little have called time on their Carrie & Tommy national drive show and will exit the Hit Network at the end of the year.
🔮 “If it turns out that it’s a criminal matter, there was intent, etc, etc, charges will follow subsequently.
🔮 Victoria Racing Club chair Neil Wilson, who recently announced he would step down after this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival, and wife Stephanie were moving between the committee room and the mounting yard, where they were supporting friends who had runners in the big races.
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 “Funnily enough, in regard to that road, it is the residents who do not want it resealed, because they do not like traffic going down it, so they are quite happy to have it full of potholes, might I add.”
2026-10-12 · assertive framing · Pothole MP steps down just weeks before the election
🔮 “When you’ve gone from nothing … to something like that, there’s a bit of imposter syndrome, there’s a fear that one day something could happen, the bubble could burst and the dream could be over,” he told a NZ podcast in 2024.
🔮 Wood’s lawyer has indicated the 46-year-old would defend the charges.
🔮 Wood did not appear in court in Queensland on Monday, and he will remain behind bars until a bail application on Thursday.
Also by Fiona Byrne
Pencil case to blame for premier’s petrol station blunder
2026-10-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 16 articles by Fiona Byrne →
Caroline Schelle
8 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 The changes will apply from term 1 next year.
🔮 “The VCAA thoroughly investigates all alleged misconduct cases and may reduce a student’s examination score if they are found to have breached examination rules,” a spokesperson for the authority said.
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
🔮 “It’s not a dog-eat-dog world that people think it might be, and no one is dragging each other down.
🔮 From next year, it will charge more than $47,000 for year 11 students.
🔮 According to documents released at a bail hearing in May, a witness said Blamires was the only person to enter the office in the 10-minute window when the camera was placed in the office, and before it was moved.
🔮 “As this matter is before the courts, it would not be appropriate for the college to comment further.”
Also by Caroline Schelle
Schools to lose thousands in disability support payments
2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 8 articles by Caroline Schelle →
Neil Breen
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
Also by Neil Breen
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

Topics

Caulfield Cup Everest Melbourne Sydney Victorian

Subjects

Courtney Thompson PERSON · 2× Melbourne GPE · 2× Sydney GPE · 2× Victorian NORP · 2× ATC ORG · 1× Australian NORP · 1× Clayton Douglas PERSON · 1× Giga Kick PERSON · 1× Ka Ying Rising PERSON · 1× Kate Waterhouse PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Clayton Douglas didn’t expect to have 2022 Everest winner Giga Kick back for another assault two years later, when it was runner-up – let alone for a third attempt on Saturday at seven years old. And he is not expecting the winner of $15.5 million to upset “generational” talent Ka Ying Rising or brilliant mare Tempted in the $20 million Everest (1200m) at Randwick.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
🔮 Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By
2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Caulfield Cup and The Everest LIVE: Big day of racing lined up for Melbourne and Sydney · assertive framing

Claims (19 extracted, 1 hedged)

I have a good feeling about today. asserted
I → have → today
The sun is shining in Melbourne, I managed to overcome a severe fashion emergency and I’m only slightly running late. asserted
I → shin → emergency
Why this seven-year-old, $34 shot might just be poised to spring an almighty Everest upset By uncertain
shot → poise → upset
Clayton Douglas didn’t expect to have 2022 Everest winner Giga Kick back for another assault two years later, when it was runner-up – let alone for a third attempt on Saturday at seven years old. And he is not expecting the winner of $15.5 million to upset “generational” talent Ka Ying Rising or brilliant mare Tempted in the $20 million Everest (1200m) at Randwick. asserted
winner → expect → Randwick
But on a potential heavy surface, the Victorian trainer is daring to dream that his wet-track marvel can add another successful chapter to his Everest story. asserted
marvel → dare → story
Fashion don’ts from Australian racing royalty asserted
Fashion → don’t → royalty
Kate Waterhouse grew up around the racecourse, so by now, countless race days later, she can spot a fashion faux pas a mile away. asserted
she → grow → pas
The presenter is attending Everest in Sydney today and serving as ATC Fashion Stakes Judge, dishing out her well-earned wisdom on what sets someone apart in the racewear competition. asserted
what → attend → competition
For her, the biggest style “ick” is when it’s clear someone looks out of place. asserted
someone → ’ → place
“Racing fashion is a great opportunity to have fun and experiment, but you should still feel comfortable and confident,” Waterhouse says. And while a bit of individual flair is welcome, don’t get too carried away with your interpretation of the dress code. asserted
bit → experiment → code
“It’s important to dress for the occasion,” she says. asserted
she → ’ → occasion
“There’s a certain elegance to racing fashion that I love.” asserted
I → ’ → that
10.53am The ex-MRC chairman who jumped the fence for his first Caulfield Cup By asserted
who → jump → Cup
Former Melbourne Racing Club chairman Peter Le Grand has a Caulfield Cup record that will stand the test of time. asserted
that → have → time
Today marks the 65th year in a row Le Grand has been at the track for the first leg of Victorian racing’s holy trinity – a streak which stayed intact through the COVID-19 pandemic because he was chairman. asserted
he → mark → pandemic
He has watched the race from nearly every vantage point – from the public section to the members enclosure and the committee room. asserted
He → watch → enclosure
He’s even snuck into a steward’s tower. asserted
He → sneak → tower
We will have all the colour and fun from the tracks along with the winners and reactions from the races. asserted
We → have → races
The Everest is set for 4.15pm AEDT and The Caulfield Cup is set for 5.15pm AEDT. asserted
Cup → set → AEDT
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support