Racing Chiefs Revel In Everest Crowd

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Racing officials have revelled in a bumper crowd for The , brushing off the negative publicity leading into Australia's richest horse race.

After more than 300,000 people signed a petition during the week opposing 's Opera House barrier draw lightshow, a crowd of 40,578 squeezed into racecourse on Saturday for the $13 million race.

chief executive Jamie Barkley said racegoers were not deterred by the backlash against the barrier draw being beamed onto sails.

“It had no impact on the racing enthusiasts,” he said.

“Ticket sales were consistently where they were last year.”

The biggest crowd at Randwick since its in 2013 saw win his second Everest in a row to claim the $6m first prize, beating and .

It well outstripped last year's crowd of 33,000.

“It's great for Sydney racing to make a stand like this and be such a significant event in this city,” Mr Barkley said.

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