
“The Hunter, The Gong and Villiers ($750,000) are worth a lot of money and you don’t need to be a Group 1 horses to win them races.

“There’s plenty of options and money for non-carnival horses now, that’s the best thing about it,” Newnham said. The bumper spring carnival is over but trainer Mark Newnham said owners can still fill their pockets over the summer months. He’s won The Everest this year and if all goes to plan he will earn more money in the saddle this season than any jockey has ever won.

Last year in NSW McDonald won the premiership but ran second in the prizemoney won because Kerrin McEvoy took out The Everest on Classique Legend – despite the fact he rode 81 more winners than McEvoy.
