Think About It has an eight-figure prize to go with his unbeaten record in Australian sprints this year after a victory in the $12.8 million Everest Stakes at Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney on Saturday. The Everest is the world’s richest sprint. Sent off favored in a field of 12, Think About It ($7.20 in American pools) closed from fourth in the stretch under jockey Sam Clipperton to win the six-furlong race by slightly less than a half-length over 9-2 I Wish I Win, who closed from seventh. Private Eye (9-2) finished third by three-quarters of a length. Think About It had an excellent trip under Clipperton, stalking the pace before taking the lead with more than a sixteenth of a mile remaining. I Wish I Win, who started from the inside post, was not as fortunate. He raced on the inside on the turn, and was late gaining racing room in the stretch. By then, Think About It was too far in front to catch. The first five finishers, including In Secret and Cylinder, were separated by 1 1/4 lengths. :: Get free past performances, analysis, and picks for Australian racing The Everest was Think About It’s ninth win of 2023 and his 11th win in 12 starts. Think About It, owned by a partnership and trained by Joe Pride, was third in his third start in a minor handicap at Warwick Farm Racecourse in August 2022. This year, Think About It has won four group-level stakes, including two Group 1 races in May and June. The Everest Stakes is not a group-level race. The race has a subscription format in which owners acquire berths and later nominate horses. The race was missing an important runner in Giga Kick, Australia’s leading sprinter, who is sidelined by injury. Giga Kick won the 2022 Everest Stakes. Think About It will be considered for the $1.88 million Giga Kick Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney on Nov. 4. Pride told the press on Saturday that he would like to try Think About It at a mile in early 2024. The Giga Kick Stakes, which is not a group stakes, has that name because a sprint stakes at Rosehill Gardens each November is named after the preceding year’s Everest Stakes winner. Later on Saturday’s Everest program, Fangirl ($12.90) ran arguably the best race of her accomplished career to win the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes by 2 2/3 lengths over 4-5 favorite Mr Brightside. Fangirl closed from fifth to win her third Group 1 race in the $3.21 million King Charles III Stakes for trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald. Mr Brightside had a five-race winning streak end in the King Charles III Stakes, a sequence that included three Group 1 races and the $3.32 million All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley last March. The All-Star Mile is not a group stakes. Sunday preview Mickey’s Medal will be favored to win for the second time in his last three starts if he runs in a one-mile handicap at Scone Racecourse on Sunday evening across American time zones, or Monday afternoon in Australia. Mickey’s Medal’s participation is not a certainty after a second-place finish in a one-mile handicap at Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday. While it is not uncommon for horses to start twice in the span of a week in Australia, two starts in 48 hours are very rare. Aside from Mickey’s Medal, Beetson and Tornado Light were at the head of the early betting list. Beetson won a six-furlong maiden race at Tuncurry Racecourse on Sept. 8 in his sixth start, but was ninth of 10 in the infield Beaumont Course at Newcastle on Sept. 26, losing by 8 3/4 lengths as the 5-2 co-favorite. Tornado Light will have a drop in class after she finished fifth of seven by 3 3/4 lengths in a handicap at 1 1/8 miles at Hawkesbury on Sept. 21. A winner of 3 of 24 starts, Tornado Light won a one-mile handicap in a race at this level at Taree in August. Scone has an eight-race program beginning at 10:15 p.m. Eastern or 7:15 p.m. Pacific. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.