Jockey Matthew Cartwright, "capitalised on Giga Kick’s natural speed to have the chestnut near the lead early before the promising sprinter dashed clear to score impressively".
Trainer Clayton Douglas said, "The idea to have him in early was that he's only had the one run and he's going to be meeting some pretty experienced horses through the spring.
Jumping as odd-on favourite, jockey Craig Williams "looked to be under pressure from Buenos Noches from the 300m mark all the way until the finish line" but hung on "to win by a nostril".
"[4] Two weeks later, Giga Kick won The Everest, Australia's richest horse race.
One of the last horses to be nominated for the race, Giga Kick jumped at $21, with Nature Strip, the previous year's winner, the odds-on favourite.