Peter Moody keen for Black Caviar clash against Frankel
- by:Adrian Dunn
- From:Herald Sun
- February 23, 2012 12:01am
Peter Moody is ‘bullish’ about the possibility Black Caviar meeting Frankel in the Sussex Stakes in July.Source: The Daily Telegraph
TRAINER Peter Moody has flagged the possibility of Black Caviar confronting the world’s best-rated horse, Frankel, in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood in late July.
Moody told the Herald Sun he was “quite bullish” about the prospect of the world’s No.1 and No.2 horses meeting head-to-head.
But he ruled out the Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) on the opening day of Royal Ascot – Black Caviar is locked into the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee (1200m) on the closing day, June 23.
Moody said the two champions could face off in the Sussex Stakes (1600m), one of the highlights of the Glorious Goodwood carnival. Frankel won the race by five lengths last year.
Moody said the option of extending Black Caviar’s Britsh campaign beyond the Diamond Jubilee had been canvassed with the owners when he outlined plans for the mare before Royal Ascot.
Moody said the Diamond Jubilee was the only race locked into Black Caviar’s schedule that, but the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket in early July was also a distinct possibility.
Just how deep Black Caviar races into a European campaign will determine whether she returns to Australia to attempt a third Patinack Stakes win.
Other long-range options for Black Caviar include the Hong Kong Sprint, which, if she won, would clinch the $1 million Global Sprint Challenge bonus.
Horses have to win a Global Sprint Challenge race in three different countries during the year. Black Caviar won the first leg in the Lightning Stakes and the Diamond Jubilee would be the second.
