Giga Kick returned in the Autumn and proved that Everest win was no fluke. He ran second to I Wish I Win in trying circumstances on a sodden Randwick track, then recorded back-to-back Group 1 wins in the All Aged Stakes and Doomben 10,000. Leading into this four-year-old season, he is the most valuable gelding in the southern hemisphere, currently holding favouritism in both the $15 million Everest and the $10 million Golden Eagle. Clayton Douglas has even installed a camera over his box so he can keep an eye out on him at all times, an investment he says is a “small price to pay” for an asset worth so much to him. Giga Kick won’t be the only drawcard in the Mittys McEwen Stakes on September 9 at The Valley though, as the race shapes up as being one of the hottest Group 2 events we’ve seen here in years. 3 Poin t Motors William Reid Stakes winner Imperatriz will offer great resistance, as will unbeaten three-year-old What You Need, Henry Dwyer’s short course specialist Asfoora, and even Queensland warhorse Rothfire, last year’s winner. It will be the first time Giga Kick graces The Valley turf, and we are all pumped to see him thunder down the straight on raceday. The confidence he has instilled in his trainer was evident when we were in Mornington on Monday, as Douglas issued a subtle word of warning to his rivals. “He’s going to be very hard to beat whatever turns up, so I’m really looking forward to it.”
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