Can Black Caviar become as 'famous' and as deep in the hearts of Aussies as Phar Lap? Well, the idea is being pushed along in the daily press. One turf scribbler, Melbourne's Andrew Eddy, writes: 'If the four-year-old can win in Sydney and, by doing so, recruit many more thousands onto her bandwagon, her popularity will be unsurpassed for a racehorse since the likes of Kingston Town, Tulloch or maybe even the Depression hero Phar Lap.' Anyway, let's hope she doesn't end up like Phar Lap with a b
Can Black Caviar become as 'famous' and as deep in the hearts of Aussies as Phar Lap? Well, the idea is being pushed along in the daily press. One turf scribbler, Melbourne's Andrew Eddy, writes: 'If the four-year-old can win in Sydney and, by doing so, recruit many more thousands onto her bandwagon, her popularity will be unsurpassed for a racehorse since the likes of Kingston Town, Tulloch or maybe even the Depression hero Phar Lap.' Anyway, let's hope she doesn't end up like Phar Lap with a bellyful of arsenic.
Meantime,trainer Peter Moody is 100% confident the mighty mare can continue on her winning way when she tackles the Grp 1 1200m TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Moody says: 'We haven't done a lot with her, just a little spin here or there, but she's tightened right down and everything looks right on track...She's risen to the challenge every time we've asked and she won't have any excuses on Saturday. She's as well as she can be.'
Kiwi star Jimmy Choux continues to crunch the early Australian Derby betting. He's now at $2.20 favoritism.
LATEST DERBY BETTING
JIMMY CHOUX 2.20 1.30
RETRIEVE 8.00 2.75
SHAMROCKER 8.00 2.75
ABSOLUTELYAWESOME 13.00 4.00
LIGHT BRIGADE 13.00 4.00
MASQUERADER 15.00 4.50
I THINK I DO 15.00 4.50
BLACKIE 17.00 5.00
KING GLADIATOR 17.00 5.00
HES REMARKABLE 21.00 6.00
PRAECIDO 21.00 6.00