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Eduardo is a superstar. Eduardo edged ahead of Nature Strip in the 2021 Shorts, (a.k.a the mini-Everest) after a stirring battle down the Randwick straight. When the going gets tough, Eduardo gets going. “He is just that little bit versatile – he’s a fast horse that doesn’t have to lead,” trainer Joe Pride told The Sunday Telegraph after the Shorts, “A lot of horses when they lead and it gets taken away from them they basically give it up but this horse just hangs tough!”
Such is the strength of Eduardo’s stage presence, despite the whirlwind of horses and people around, he imbues the racetrack with a combination of intimidating confidence and a sunshine joy from racing.
Joe Pride talks to Everest Diaries about what makes the superstar tick.
Q: What does it mean for you to have your horse performing on the biggest change in the world?
A: It's really important. And it gives me It gives my stable a deeper profile and exposure to a lot of different audiences.
Q: How did Eduardo come to you?
A: Eduardo was homebred for Jane Kauffman and Nick Cerci. He wasn't broken in until he was nearly four. He had already had 12 starts in Victoria when a client of mine bought into him. My client then brought Eduardo to Sydney.
Q: When you first started training him, did you feel that you were working with an Everest quality sprinter?
A: Probably not at first, but it didn't take long to get a high opinion of him. He won his first start in Sydney and then won a Group Two race straight after it. So, from his progress that he was a very special horse.
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Q: What are the next few weeks going up to The Everest look like for him before? And do you have any plans for him afterward?
A: From here he will go straight up to Everest. We will trial him before The Everest. We don’t have any plans for him after The Everest just yet. I really just need to get him through these.
Q: Why did you go into racing?
A: Why racing? I feel racing is a really intriguing sport that has a lot of depth and a lot of layers to it, as opposed to some sports which are purely for the players and the entertainment. In racing money is involved. It's also got the people who watch it, the people who buy into the horses, the people who train the animals that will look after the animals, the jockeys. It involves quite a lot of people and has so many levels. And horses are beautiful animals. They have got so much character, it just hooked me. Honestly, that's why I'm involved.
Q: Please tell us about your favorite racehorse, racecourse and stallion of all times.
A: My favorite racehorse is a dead heat between Teravista and Eduardo. If wins the Everest, then Eduardo becomes my favorite. My favourite racecourse is Rosehill favorite.
One stallion that stands out is because of what his son’s progeny is now doing and how he has influenced them is High Chaparral. You can see it in Dundeel and Tornado and many others.