Black day...Peter Moody's unbeaten filly Black Caviar has a muscle injury following her win in the Danehill. Moody's initial fears that something was wrong with the filly were confirmed by tests which revealed a torn muscle across her chest. PM says: 'She's got a muscle tear across the chest but she X-rayed fine...We'll give her a week off before we reassess things after we have another look...If she doesn't come up we won't hesitate to send her to the paddock.''Australia's not the only place wh
Black day...Peter Moody's unbeaten filly Black Caviar has a muscle injury following her win in the Danehill. Moody's initial fears that something was wrong with the filly were confirmed by tests which revealed a torn muscle across her chest. PM says: 'She's got a muscle tear across the chest but she X-rayed fine...We'll give her a week off before we reassess things after we have another look...If she doesn't come up we won't hesitate to send her to the paddock.''
Australia's not the only place where there's concern about people not attending the racetrack, despite big-name horses racing...After champ Sea The Star's big win at Loepardstown at the weekend, the IrishRacing.com website says: 'What a marvellous occasion Champion Stakes day at Leopardstown was: And how terrible it was to have one's fears absolutely confirmed by the attendance figure...A total of 9100 people showed up to witness quite possibly the finest racehorse any of us will ever see - And that's pathetic, in a country that grandiosely titles itself the home of the horse...Like it or not, racing fans now primarily sit at home, telly on, computer on the lap, phone at the ready. The vast majority of fixtures are fodder for a vast betting public who can't be bothered to go racing and whose revenue turnover dwarfs anything that is generated on track. If racing can't get its hands on a slice of that turnover, then it really will be a case of the last one out turning off the lights.'