 Posted: Wed 6:11, 27 Nov 2013 Post subject: April 17 |
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| Black Caviar retired,[url=http://www.moncleroutleto.co.uk]moncler london[/url]; breeding plans not set
MELBOURNE, April 17 () -- Australian super mare Black Caviar has been retired undefeated in 25 starts, her owners and trainer said Wednesday."She has done everything we have asked her to do," trainer Peter Moody said at a news conference at Caulfield Racecourse. "We thought long and hard about racing on. But we believe she has done everything we asked of her and felt it was the right time to call time on her wonderful career."Black Caviar, a 7-year-old mare, won her final start last weekend -- the Aus-Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick, in dominating fashion. Moody and her owners had discussed pushing on into next season as Black Caviar was running so well."She is in great shape and that's the way we wanted her to bow out," Moody said. "We just thought the time was right. It was a hard decision."All but one of Black Caviar's wins came in Australia. In her lone foreign expedition, she survived by a desperate short head at last year's Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot as jockey Luke Nolan misjudged her ability to carry on to the wire and stopped riding prematurely. She had an eight-month layoff after that expedition before returning to win three races during the Southern Hemisphere fall season.Breeding plans were not announced. However, Kentucky Derby and Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom is on his way to stand at Arrowfield Stud and speculation will be rampant that the two would be an intriguing match. |
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