Black Caviar at Royal Ascot Saturday AM

[Riot]

Caviar! Oh, I love this great race mare! Thanks, Team Caviar!

Nolen admits immediately he underestimated track, made a mistake. Sez don't emphasize his "brain fart". Moody says "you only have to win by 1/4 inch".

I know Nelly has had chest muscle tears in the past from a start she bad, but her right front suspensory has been a problem in her career for some time now (required time off already). Hope it's alright, so they will continue to race her through the end of the season, not send her to mommy-hood yet!

But whatever happens, this great mare has nothing to prove. Bravo, Black Caviar! And Luke Nolen, and Peter Moody!

PS, here's yet another video I found, official feed http://www.joe.ie/sports/horse-racin...scot-0026205-1

[Indian Charlie]

Nolen said afterward he’d underestimated the testing nature of the Ascot turf, which was laboring and slow-playing Saturday, assuming that Black Caviar had done enough to win.

That was from DRF.


From me:
"It's nice to know that the maximum IQ requirement to be a jockey is recognized internationally instead of just in the USA and Italy".

I can think of maybe only two or three jockeys ever who were clever enough to fool jockey regulators into thinking they were stupid enough to be permitted to ride horses for a living.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Nolen said afterward he’d underestimated the testing nature of the Ascot turf, which was laboring and slow-playing Saturday, assuming that Black Caviar had done enough to win.

He admits he lightened up too early, but he gets credit for not basking in glory before the line, and keeping his eyes open for that fast closer - he got his horse back in work three strides and won. He's a good jock.

Handicap older horses - you don't want to win by any more than the minimum it takes, or you'll carry weight next time. Hard for me to get used to, seeing them back off before line and pose as soon as the race is run. Not often done in America. Anyway, Nolen did a good job, won the race on a great mare.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Riot

He admits he lightened up too early, but he gets credit for not basking in glory before the line, and keeping his eyes open for that fast closer - he got his horse back in work three strides and won. He's a good jock.

Handicap older horses - you don't want to win by any more than the minimum it takes, or you'll carry weight next time. Hard for me to get used to, seeing them back off before line and pose as soon as the race is run. Not often done in America. Anyway, Nolen did a good job, won the race on a great mare.

At what point in the race exactly did she look free and clear?

I musta missed that.

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

At what point in the race exactly did she look free and clear?

I musta missed that.

Right before he eased up on her he had her clear by a length or so (of the 2 horses that tried passing her).

[pmayjr]

Are the Breeders Cup people proactive enough (and have the extra means) to put more incentive into a race to get her (and/or Frankel) to run? Even if Caviar gets a long layoff, get in a prep in late September/early October in Australia, and if she comes out of that alright, send her over.

Say if the Turf Sprint were worth 2 million instead of a million?

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

At what point in the race exactly did she look free and clear?

I musta missed that.

Guess you did. Where he sat still after Caviar was in front of the four closest challenging horses by a length. She looked clear to me, too, at that point, yet the good outside closing horse got it's feet and put in another acceleration. Beautiful performance by this closing horse, too! Nolen beat off that second challenge.

Good race!

PS watching it again, she started on her left lead, switched to her right lead for two furlongs downhill, but then spent the majority of the rest of the race on her left lead. Wonder if her right front suspensory is bothering her again, or something new?

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by Riot

Guess you did. Where he sat still after Caviar was in front of the four closest challenging horses by a length. She looked clear to me, too, at that point, yet the good outside closing horse got it's feet and put in another acceleration. Beautiful performance by this closing horse, too! Nolen beat off that second challenge.

Good race!

I actually thought the 3rd place horse might've had the best chance if the jockey gave him a clear room more soon than he did. He kept the horse in-pack while the 2nd place horse shifted towards the rail a lot sooner and got a much clearer run.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

I actually thought the 3rd place horse might've had the best chance if the jockey gave him a clear room more soon than he did. He kept the horse in-pack while the 2nd place horse shifted towards the rail a lot sooner and got a much clearer run.

Yeah, good point. No saying this mare was not tested here.

Look at it this way ... Nolen got ahead of them, then gave them four strides to catch up again, then beat them again What a great race horse.