All's well that end's well but we had our heads in our hands. Published: 10:47 EDT, 23 June 2012 | … "She'd had enough and that big engine throttled right down. "The prize money doesn't compare with what our races are worth in Melbourne.
Her rivals can take 30 to cover the same distance.The horse, who has earned £3.6m in career prize money, is owned by five couples who bought her for 210,000 Australian dollars (about £140,000). "Jill said the mare, who was patted in the parade ring by another leading lady - the Queen - took the attention of a 70,000 crowd at Ascot in her stride. "She's very good at posing, loves the attention and works it to a tee - it's almost human. Whilst cruising through the majority of the race and seemingly in control, jockey Luke Nolen became too comfortable in the saddle to leave a nail-biting finish in the dying stages. "It's unfortunate, because we're going to talk more about my brain failure than the horse's fantastic effort.
Undefeated in her previous 21 races, Peter Moody’s wonder mare went off at odds of 1/6. Black Caviar Heading to Royal Ascot in June Excitement in Australia building for undefeated mare as she nears her 20th start. "We never expect dominance - we never ask her for dominance - we are extremely proud of her.9.98 seconds, equivalent of 72.14 km/h or 44.83 mph"I'm an extremely proud Aussie. 15 of those wins were Group 1 races. More than 6,000 Australians are estimated to have been at the track to see the "Wonder from Down Under" squeak home in a contest which lasted all of one minute and 14 seconds.Company director Dean Portelli, 49, from Melbourne, was among a group of 26 visiting Royal Ascot for the first time to see the odds-on favourite in action. "Jockey Nolen eased up on Black Caviar in the closing stages of the race, and he blames himself for the ride. Australian superstar Black Caviar kept her perfect record intact with a narrow head victory in the $775,000 Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Eng-I) at Royal Ascot June 23. "He said the horse had coped well with the marathon journey. Now, after a journey halfway round the world, the record-breaking Australian mare Black Caviar has won her 22nd consecutive race to thrill the crowds at Royal Ascot.But it was only just for the 1-6 favourite as jockey Luke Nolen admitted easing up too early before hanging on by a nose from 5-1 shot Moonlight Cloud in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.The narrowest of victories was merely the latest twist in an adventure which began with a 10,000-mile trip.Black Caviar stood for more than 30 hours in a spandex compression suit inside a special cargo crate as she flew from Melbourne to London Heathrow via Singapore and Sharjah.Once in London, the horse was taken to stables in Newmarket where she was in quarantine for 48 hours.The thick-set dark-brown beauty brought an entourage of nine with her, including a vet, a farrier and a chiropractor.Co-owner David Taylor estimated the whole sojourn will have cost 150,000 Australian dollars (nearly £100,000), of which a third was spent on transport.All of this so she could put her modern-day record unbeaten run on the line and claim victory in her first race outside her homeland.Black Caviar's silks of salmon with black spots were sprinkled liberally among flag-waving followers around the Berkshire course.