When was black caviars last race

Note this meeting will be conducted without spectators. However, you can follow all the action live from the track via one of our broadcast partners: Seven, Racing. Sign In. Visiting Us. Upcoming Events. Full calendar. Melbourne Cup Carnival. At The Track. Latest News. Latest news. Second shipment enters quarantine Reigning Lexus Melbourne Cup winner Twilight Payment was one of three horses who joined Spanish Mission in quarantine on Friday ahead of their scheduled Melbourne arrival on October 9.

Orr Stakes, and won by three lengths. A week later she backed up in the Lightning Stakes which she won comfortably, again beating her perennial challenger, Hay List. Victory in the Lightning Stakes gave her 19 victories from 19 starts, thus equalling the long standing Australian record of Gloaming and Desert Gold. On 28 April, , she established a new Australian record of 20 consecutive wins when she took out the Robert Sangster Stakes in Adelaide, adding a further win to her tally two weeks later in the Goodwood Handicap.

After taking the lead with some metres to go, jockey Luke Nolen eased her back which enabled second running horse Moonlight Cloud to momentarily draw level with her. In the final strides before the line Nolen drove Black Caviar forward to win by a head. Veterinary examination revealed that Black Caviar had incurred injuries during the race, which resulted in her being scratched from running in the July Cup, and her early return to Australia.

It was then announced she would undertake a lengthy spell in the paddock and not race during the Spring Racing Carnival. Black Caviar made her highly anticipated return to the racetrack for her third attempt at the Lightning Stakes which has been renamed the Black Caviar Lightning in her honour and not only won the race, but broke a year-old track record when she passed the post in Her final Victorian appearance yielded an impressive victory in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes m at Moonee Valley before the wonder mare farewelled racing with a final triumph in Sydney's Group 1 T.

In the international rankings she won the World Champion Sprinter Award for , and Her 23 consecutive wins constitute a world record for horses of the modern age competing at the elite level. About Us. Who We Are. Contact Us. The Sport. Race Fixtures. The Horse. Retiring a Horse. Equine Welfare Strategy.

Ownership Forms. Latest News. Picnic meeting at Yea abandoned due to heavy rainfall Racing Victoria RV wishes to advise that the Picnic meeting scheduled to take place at Yea tomorrow Saturday, 13 November has been abandoned due to the state of the track, following significant rainfall over the past 24 hours. With a total of 32 millimetres of rain having fallen in the area this week, including 20 millimetres over the past 24 hours, the track was deemed unsafe to race when it was inspected by RV Stewards today.

Next month will see the start of a trial of Benchmark Handicaps in place of Open Handicaps for a series of distance races, along with a monthly reverse ballot maiden.