Brave move for Everest

THE final field for the $13 million The Everest is complete with Godolphin’s Home Of The Brave being selected to contest the world’s richest turf race.

Australian Turf Club chose Home Of The Brave for their slot, securing the last starting position in the elite 12-horse Everest. This came just hours after slot-holder Damion Flower secured in-form Melbourne mare Viddora for the big race.

The club’s decision to select Home Of The Brave is seen as a strategic one and designed to help increase The Everest’s international profile by having the world’s most powerful racing stable, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum’s Godolphin competing.