Global Weekly Preview: Scaling the heights in Australia as best juveniles are tested in UK

The rhythms of the racing world are surprisingly regular and predictable.

Just as Britain prepares to package its juvenile best under the Future Champions banner, Australia lets loose with the world's richest Turf race, The Everest, run on the same day in Sydney as the G1 Caulfield Guineas in Melbourne.

Globally, it seems that every two weeks there are major races on opposite sides of the world, offering a symmetry that the enthusiast has come to expect. Long may it continue.

There can be no questioning the reputation of Newmarket's G1 Dewhurst Stakes in turning out the best two-year-olds. In recent years, Shamardal, Teofilo, New Approach, Frankel, Dawn Approach, to name just a select few, have all graced the Roll of Honour.

Is there one of that calibre lurking in this year's field? Along with most others, I thought Expert Eye was highly impressive in winning at Goodwood. 

To emphasise just how patient his trainer Sir Michael Stoute can be with young horses, it is over 10 weeks since Expert Eye was last seen on a racecourse in public. In the meantime, other potential stars have appeared.

Emaraaty looked absolutely brilliant in winning at Newbury, while US Navy Flag, Ryan Moore's choice of four Ballydoyle contenders, must also have claims.

Cardsharp, owned by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the Crown Prince of Dubai, has won three races to date, including the G2 July Stakes, and he again displayed plenty of promise when a good recent third in the G1 Middle Park Stakes on the Rowley Mile.

He, too, looks to have a solid chance in an intriguing contest.

In Australia, a total of A$10 million is offered for a new race, The Everest, run over 1,200m (6f) at Randwick. Modelled on The Pegasus, which was run at Gulfstream, Florida, earlier this year, owners/businesses/sporting bodies are asked to buy slots for their horses to run in the race.

They may sell the slots, lease them, or provide their own horses to make use of them. They are locked in for three years, at A$600,000 per year.

There are no overseas runners in The Everest this time around but the inaugural result may influence 'foreigners' to get involved. 

She Will Reign, a Golden Slipper winner, must have a great shot at winning first prize, but evergreen sprinter Chatauqua is showing signs that he is back near his best. He will take a power of beating.