Black Caviar races tonight

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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.”