Black Caviar
Black Caviar
Black Caviar wins Lightning Stakes
The wonder from Down Under, Black Caviar, has equalled the Australasian record of 19 straight wins with a fighting victory in the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
2012-02-18T05:35:00+11:0018th February 2012, 5:35 am
MELBOURNE, Feb 18 AAP - The wonder from Down Under, Black Caviar, has equalled the Australasian record of 19 straight wins with a fighting victory in the Group One Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
But the five-year-old "equine freak" was given a real race by hulking sprinter Hay List who served it up to her for the majority of the $750,000 1000m straight-course feature.
Black Caviar's brilliance shone through at the end as she steadily forged clear to down Hay List comfortably in a time just 0.3 seconds outside the course record.
Buffering was third.
The win took the unbeaten mare's prizemoney past the $5 million mark.
"She's an equine freak I suppose," trainer Peter Moody, who virtually ruled out a start in next week's Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, said.
"She's the best horse and Luke (jockey Nolen) rode her accordingly.
"She loves the straight.
"She's a champion."
Nolen was almost speechless after the race.
"I've got to take my hat off to that mare," he said.
"She fought it out ... how much courage she has."
Black Caviar now shares the record of 19 straight wins with Desert Gold (1915-17) and Gloaming (1919-21).
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But the five-year-old "equine freak" was given a real race by hulking sprinter Hay List who served it up to her for the majority of the $750,000 1000m straight-course feature.
Black Caviar's brilliance shone through at the end as she steadily forged clear to down Hay List comfortably in a time just 0.3 seconds outside the course record.
Buffering was third.
The win took the unbeaten mare's prizemoney past the $5 million mark.
"She's an equine freak I suppose," trainer Peter Moody, who virtually ruled out a start in next week's Futurity Stakes at Caulfield, said.
"She's the best horse and Luke (jockey Nolen) rode her accordingly.
"She loves the straight.
"She's a champion."
Nolen was almost speechless after the race.
"I've got to take my hat off to that mare," he said.
"She fought it out ... how much courage she has."
Black Caviar now shares the record of 19 straight wins with Desert Gold (1915-17) and Gloaming (1919-21).
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