Peter Moody gravely concerned about the welfare of his stable star Black Caviar
When its Black Caviar racing there is not much point in feeling threatened or challenged as the Australian star mare has an unbeaten record of twenty-one races. Rather than the competition the greatest fear for the trainer, Peter Moody, is the trip that
his mare will have to make for the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (British Champions Series & Global Sprint Challenge). The Royal Ascot will host it on 23rd June over six furlongs.
Bel Esprit’s six-year-old brown mare out of mare, Helsinge, won the Group 1 Distinctive Homes Goodwood at Morphettville over six furlongs on 12th May. The 1/20 favourite led the field of nine by 1 ¼ lengths while riding with Luke Nolen.
The trainer plans to work her out at home and not when they have reached the Royal Ascot. One of the reasons being that Black Caviar might get tired by the journey and not be in a condition for getting the work out for the race as required.
She is already through one of the gallops that was scheduled for Tuesday at Caulfield and is set for two more to come.
"The plan was to gallop her this morning and then she will do pace work again on Saturday and maybe a bit of a working gallop and then possibly have a course proper gallop here again next Monday," Moody told.
He fears that she might not take the flight as easily as is being expected. He also is aware of the fact that this is not the first time that she will be under taking such a long journey but it might be safely counted as one of the longest.
He has taken all the measures and precautions possible. The thirty-hour that includes two stop over will have the assistant trainer Tony Haydon and stable veterinarian, Peter Angus accompanying the mare. Even this has not set the concerns of the trainer
at rest as he has doubts still and is uncertain about the trip.
"I would much rather be going around here in far more suitable races in our own environment, but sometimes I suppose we have got to take the cotton wool off and go and do these things.
"I suppose we run the risk that she could have run her last race in Australia if she goes over there and something goes pear-shaped or she doesn't cope with it well or whatever”, commented Peter Moody.
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