THE expected downpour in Melbourne tomorrow morning is unlikely to stop the world's premier sprinter Black Caviar from running in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. But just how fast she will run remains the great unknown, reports The Age (www.theage.,com.lau).Its report says: The unbeaten mare's trainer Peter Moody yesterday calmed the nerves of Victoria Racing Club officials when he said that only cyclonic conditions would halt the mare's much-anticipated return to racing in the $750,000 race
THE expected downpour in Melbourne tomorrow morning is unlikely to stop the world's premier sprinter Black Caviar from running in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. But just how fast she will run remains the great unknown, reports The Age (www.theage.,com.lau).
Its report says: The unbeaten mare's trainer Peter Moody yesterday calmed the nerves of Victoria Racing Club officials when he said that only cyclonic conditions would halt the mare's much-anticipated return to racing in the $750,000 race, but he could shed little light on her ability to handle a wet surface.
''Until she gets under race conditions, you don't know,'' Moody said yesterday. ''We'll assess it Saturday morning. Obviously, it would be a concern but we're only five furlongs [1000 metres] up the straight. Most of the track will be untouched.''
Flemington was yesterday rated a dead (5) after 29 millimetres on Wednesday night but with more rain forecast for today and the likelihood of a decent downpour tomorrow morning, the track conditions may determine whether Black Caviar's unbeaten run continues.