A look at the other highlights on The Everest card.
'That trial' also delivers in the Silver Eagle
Less than an hour after Ka Ying Rising thrilled Randwick in winning The Everest, the famous or infamous trial – depending on your perspective – saw Linebacker prevail then over the Hong Kong sensation, delivered another result for the four-year-old gelding in the Group 3 Silver Eagle (1300m).
Linebacker ($3.10) beat home Ka Ying Rising that trial morning at Randwick and from it, co-trainer John O'Shea decided that in this assignment just riding him like he was 'the best horse in the race' was the best tactic to secure the win in the $1 million event.
"He's a class act and we've been happy with him all season, and he got to show that today," O'Shea said.
"He's good enough to sit out the back and he loves to gallop so we just rode him like the best horse."
Linebacker scored by 2¾-lengths over the Chris Waller-trained Lord Penman ($10) with Bjorn Baker's Mayfair ($9) a short-head away in third.
All three horses are now exempt from the ballot for the $10 million Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick on November 1.
Linebacker also provided jockey Zac Lloyd with his third win on the card.
Linebacker bolts in the Silver Eagle!
— 7HorseRacing (@7horseracing) October 18, 2025
That Ka Ying Rising trial form turned out alright @ZacLloydx @JohnOSheaRacing pic.twitter.com/DHNjlRgNuY
Waller unearths another talented filly
Chris Waller's affinity within quality fillies looks to continue after Panova ($8.50) broke her maiden status at her fourth start in the Group 3 Reginald Allen Quality (1400m).
The daughter of four-time Group 1 winner Trapeze Artist held off the challenge from $4.40 race favourite Samarelle to give the champion trainer his third win in the race in the past five additions.
"I think Aeliana won this race last year and she went on to great things and is still getting better and she's running in the Cox Plate next week," Waller said.
"This is a lovely filly and I think she'll get better over further, maybe not Derby distance but she'll certainly get out to a mile."
The Michael Freedman-trained Profoundly ($11) was the eye-catcher over the final stages makes late ground in the run home.
"Super run," jockey Dylan Gibbons said.
"Once she gets out over further, you will see a better filly again."
Panova pounces in the opener at Randwick and takes the G3 Reginald Allen Quality to get the day off on a winning note for @cwallerracing and @TommyBerry21! @B2BThoroughbred @aus_turf_club pic.twitter.com/5vjdyS1r6F
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 18, 2025
First five home for Waller in St Leger
It was in the 2014 Chelmsford Stakes that Chris Waller trained the first six runners home, and with training five of the ten runners in this edition of the ATC St Leger (2600m), it was just as big an effort to have all of them fill the first five positions here.
Travolta ($6.50) prevailed by a nose margin over Etna Rosso ($21) but aside from Waller's achievement here, it was the disappointing effort of race favourite and William Haggas-trained international visitor Sam Hawkens ($2.30) who took a comfortable early lead over the staying trip with James McDonald aboard but looked under pressure and weakened out of the placings in seventh.
"Our form man said 'don't put any pressure on the English horse (Hawkens) because it will outstay you.'
"He said 'we're in Australia, go as slow as you can and sprint home'."
Travolta stays alive in a thrilling finish to the G3 St Leger Stakes - and that's the first 5 across the line to @cwallerracing! @ZacLloydx @aus_turf_club pic.twitter.com/gPDcYQpFtu
— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 18, 2025
Schiller's Clear Thinking delivers Kosciuszko
When the gaps are there you have to take them, and Tyler Schiller had no hesitation in weaving Clear Thinking ($3.70 favourite) through to land his third victory in the $2 million The Kosciuszko (1200m).
The Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich-trained six-year-old settled third-last early on which left Schiller the challenge of slicing through the field to run out a winner by a length for Grafton connections in the country-oriented feature.
"Credit to Leah (Gavranich) who rides her everyday, my co-trainer with me, very exciting," Messara said.
"It was a hell of a ride, he went back and made all the right decisions and that was sensational."
CLEAR THINKING
— 7HorseRacing (@7horseracing) October 18, 2025
The Kosciuszko goes to Scone! Clear Thinking with a brilliant win from the back aided by a masterful Tyler Schiller ride @Paulmessara @LGavranich @ArrowfieldStud pic.twitter.com/z06vXJ17Gs
