{"id":244422,"date":"2022-10-15T05:55:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T05:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=244422"},"modified":"2022-10-15T08:59:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T08:59:01","slug":"superstar-giga-kick-wins-15-million-everest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=244422","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Superstar&#039; Giga Kick wins $15 million Everest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giga Kick has over-run a fading Nature Strip to take out <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/the-everest\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Everest\">The Everest<\/a> at \ufeffRoyal Randwick.<\/p>\n<p>Nature Strip took the lead as the pack entered the straight, but faded and was also passed by\ufeff Private Eye and Mazu to finish fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Giga Kick&#x27;s jockey Craig Williams \ufefftimed his run perfectly to win by a head.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/manly-sea-eagles-news-anthony-seibold-appointment-a-bold-gamble-analysis\/3209a56e-239f-4eb9-ba9b-ec7ee4e202c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The massive stakes in Seibold play<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/horse-racing\/caulfield-cup-2022-spring-carnival-unaffected-by-victorian-flood-crisis-racing-victoria-ceo\/be63985a-7ca2-452a-b51e-cf198912968a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Racing boss&#x27; response to criticism over flood walls<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/horse-racing\/the-everest-2022-former-jockey-libby-hopwood-onlyfans-career-takes-off-after-tv-hosting\/9b49a27e-49f0-4cde-b8ec-2732c1aab0af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tragedy that led TV star jockey to OnlyFans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Extraordinary, stunning,&quot; Bruce MacAvaney said in commentary for Seven as they crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;You knew he (Nature Strip) was in trouble and it was going to take something special (to win).&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"5dccf6ae-de6b-47bb-9203-6e59b3541efb\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/5dccf6ae-de6b-47bb-9203-6e59b3541efb\" alt=\"Craig Williams (red and white) on Giga Kick wins race 7 The Tab Everest during Everest Day at Royal Randwick Racecourse on October 15, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jenny Evans\/Getty Images)\" data-width=\"8192\" data-height=\"4606\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trainer Clayton Douglas said he was fully confident Giga Kick could do the job, despite the fact it was in just its fifth start.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s a superstar &#8211; he had doubters he was three-year-old and probably wasn&#x27;t good enough, but I had a lot of faith in him,&quot; Douglas told Emma Freedman after the race for Seven.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He&#x27;s just such a professional. You can see today, 53kg, ridden like that, he&#x27;s electric. It&#x27;s a bit of a whirlwind.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;He wasn&#x27;t in the race to make the numbers up and I had a lot of faith in him. He&#x27;s a star.<\/p>\n<p><img data-id=\"21e98284-2940-4d09-86bc-9bf4d5f67987\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/21e98284-2940-4d09-86bc-9bf4d5f67987\" alt=\"\" data-width=\"1308\" data-height=\"736\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Watch out, the new kid&#x27;s on the block.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Douglas said he believes Giga Kick is on its way to stardom.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This horse just does things that people haven&#x27;t seen. I noted that on Tuesday and probably people thought I was being a bit cocky and all that.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;But Craig Williams had a lot of faith in this horse. He&#x27;s a star.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Giga Kick paid $19.5\ufeff0 for the win. The Everest has a total prize pool of $15 million, making it the richest turf race in the world.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\"><em><strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Giga Kick has over-run a fading Nature Strip to take out The Everest at \ufeffRoyal Randwick. 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