Father and son trainers Tony & Calvin McEvoy cemented their place in Australian racing history, taking out the 149th edition of the Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) with the popular race favourite, Half Yours, delivering a career-best performance for the punters.

It was a moment of global triumph at Royal Randwick as Hong Kong sensation and the world’s highest-rated sprinter, Ka Ying Rising, delivered a monumental performance to claim the ninth edition of the $20 million The Everest.

Two of Australia’s leading middle-distance mares, Fangirl and Pride Of Jenni, are locked in a battle for favouritism in a truly stacked edition of the Group 1 $5 million King Charles III Stakes (1609m).

Michael Freedman's flying Sydney visitor Apocalyptic heads south as a dominant favourite, poised to secure back-to-back Group 1 triumphs in the $1.5 million Thousand Guineas (1600m) on Caulfield Cup Day.

Betting for this weekend’s time-honoured Group 1 $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) is heavily weighted towards the Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained progressive galloper Half Yours, who will lead a field of eighteen spring stayers, many with an eye on the $10 million Melbourne Cup.

Despite earlier social media speculation - deemed “fake news” by connections - surrounding a potential scratching, Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising is confirmed as fit and ready to fire in Saturday’s Group 1 $20 million The Everest at Randwick.