DESPITE heavy criticism from Peter Moody regarding the widening gap between unbeaten British colt Frankel and champion sprinter Black Caviar following the release of the latest round of World Thoroughbred Rankings, it is highly unlikely that the brilliant mare will wrest the title of the world's best horse from Frankel any time soon, reports The Age (www.theage.com.au).It says: Greg Carpenter, Racing Victoria's general manager of Racing and Australia's representative on the international handica
DESPITE heavy criticism from Peter Moody regarding the widening gap between unbeaten British colt Frankel and champion sprinter Black Caviar following the release of the latest round of World Thoroughbred Rankings, it is highly unlikely that the brilliant mare will wrest the title of the world's best horse from Frankel any time soon, reports The Age (www.theage.com.au).
It says: Greg Carpenter, Racing Victoria's general manager of Racing and Australia's representative on the international handicapping panel, said it was highly unlikely that a Royal Ascot win would be enough for Black Caviar to knock Frankel from his throne.
Most of the 10 active members of the International Handicapping Panel recommended that Frankel receive a career-high mark of 138 following his first-up win in the Lockinge Stakes in late May, but Carpenter believed that a conservative approach was more appropriate when it came to assessing Britain's best racehorse.
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"My view was that we should wait and see how the season unfolds to determine exactly if Frankel has a better season this than last," he said. "Once the English and European handicappers see her first hand and understand and taste her greatness, we might get her back to the 132 of last year, or higher."