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Huge upset in The Everest as overwhelming favourite Nature Strip beaten

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Huge upset in The Everest as overwhelming favourite Nature Strip beaten

Nature Strip was the overwhelming favourite in The Everest. Giga Kick came from the clouds to win the race. A Lot More Love won the first race of a packed 10-card event at Randwick. Cisco Bay saluted in the second race and Cascadian won in Craven Plate. Front Page won The Kosciuszko. Rocketing By beat In The Congo in Sydney Stakes. The winner of the St Leger Stake was Stockman. He was ridden by Tyler Schiller. It was his third win in a $2m race after winning The Kinscope and The Cottesloe.

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