Mount Everest, a Chennai-based horse, won the inaugural Invitation Cup in 1963. Sporting the peacock colors of Mr Muthukaruppan Chettiar, Mount Everest was trained by Mohd Lahori and ridden by Teddy McGaffin. One could write a book on Mount Everest whose exploits electrified the Indian racing world.
Today, Sunday, July 1, there is a Mount Everest,a two year-old by Galileo makes his debut in Curragh's first race. Galileo is the sire and the dam is Six Perfections. Galileo does not need an introduction. Six Perfections, owned by the Niarchos family, won the Breeders' Cup turf mile. Aidan O'Brien, Ireland's premier trainer, schools Mount Everest.