Black Caviar races tonight

[Riot]

Black Caviar goes for 20 in a row tonight. Australia C, Race 7 1:23 am eastern time.

[herkhorse]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spor...-1226341543106

[mclem0822]

She just makes it look so damn easy, brilliant!

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spor...-1226341543106

Thank you for posting the link! I love that a horse race is Breaking News in Australia.

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Thank you for posting the link! I love that a horse race is Breaking News in Australia.

It is great that Horse Racing is top news in other countries. Only way Horse Racing gets any news coverage here is when PETA does thier song and dance against it or there is a horse with a funny name (Mywifedoesntknow or Hoof Hearted).

[Patrick333]

A nice win. I hope she does well in England.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

It is great that Horse Racing is top news in other countries. Only way Horse Racing gets any news coverage here is when PETA does thier song and dance against it or there is a horse with a funny name (Mywifedoesntknow or Hoof Hearted).

Oh God, Hoof Hearted. Just thinking about that race call makes me laugh.

[Riot]

Black Caviar was magnificent. One-in-a-lifetime quality. Only one horse rated above her in the world, Frankel. One more race in Australia in 2 weeks, then to Royal Ascot for the world Sprint Challenge June 23.

Fun to note that horse racing is a big deal for even the general public in Australia (see Melbourne Cup, the "race that stops a nation") - and the government had free buses to the track for the public. And handed out all those dotted-peach souvenirs, flags, silks, etc.

[Merlinsky]

Make that 21 in a row.

She's a real mean sprinter. Scary, natural speed. Looks like she's on a simple gallop.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...oJU_story.html

Several websites carried offers for grandstand tickets to the race, at a substantial markup — the $10 general admission seats were going for up to $50 each. And last week, Australia Post issued a stamp honoring her 20 unbeaten starts.

Once a century type of horse.

[pmayjr]

Is there even a slight chance that we'll get to see her run down the hill at Santa Anita in November?

[outofthebox]

Let's hope she conquers europe and the BC people get her to commit to Santa Anita...

[Riot]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

Is there even a slight chance that we'll get to see her run down the hill at Santa Anita in November?

Yes. If she does well in Europe, possibly. She does have a little known leg problem that has to be managed (why she gets 5-6 weeks after 4 races or so)

She's going to Europe to prove she's the best against their good sprinters. Who could we put against her? I've never seen the horse asked more than once or twice for only a few strides. I don't think the horse has ever run all out. Unbelievable.

The mare, rested for 10 weeks before her past two starts, will be spelled for nearly three weeks before making the journey to Britain. Trainer Peter Moody has penciled in Black Caviar’s first international race as the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot outside London on June 23.

The 1,207-meter race is on the final day of the Royal meeting and is part of the Global Sprint Challenge. Black Caviar could race a second time in Britain on July 14 at Newmarket in the July Cup, another leg of the Global Sprint Challenge.

Last week, Moody said he fully expected Black Caviar to win at Ascot, but also warned he would not run Black Caviar if she was not 100 percent fit after her first overseas journey.

One English media report suggested that Black Caviar had beaten no major international horses in Australia and had to win at Ascot to prove herself.

“You have never seen anything like this horse before,” Moody said in reply. “It would be an absolute tragedy if she went there and got beaten by your B-grade sprinters for half the prize money and (traveling) three-quarters of the way around the world.”