Alcohol Free to run for Yulong in Everest
Yulong Investments yesterday revealed that big-money buy Alcohol Free (No Nay Never) will take up their slot for Saturday’s $20 million The Everest (1200m).
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained five-year-old, who was bought by Yulong for 5.4 million guineas at last year’s Tattersalls December Mares Sale, will be having just her third Australian outing, having finished tenth on debut in April’s Queen Of The Turf Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) before a last-start fourth in the Premiere Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) on September 30.
“We’re thrilled that Alcohol Free is running in the green and white in the upcoming Everest,” Yulong’s operations manager Sam Fairgray said.
“She embodies the world-class performance that Mr Zhang has built the Yulong brand to represent. We are confident that she will offer an excellent opportunity for us in the race, upholding Yulong’s successful history in The Everest.”
Yulong landed the world’s richest turf race in 2018 when Redzel (Snitzel) beat now Widden Stud stallion Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) by a length and a quarter.
Craig Williams, who won last year’s running of The Everest aboard Giga Kick (Scissor Kick), will ride Alcohol Free, a four-time Group 1 winner in Europe.
“We are delighted that she has gained a start in the race, ridden by Craig Williams, who of course is already a winner of the race,” Waterhouse said.
“It was a good run in the Premiere Stakes, and she really needed that to take the edge off her freshness. I believe she is absolutely spot on now. Yulong have become a major player in the Australian breeding and racing scene, Adrian and myself are very excited that she can represent Yulong in their silks and in their slot.”