ANZ older form
Black Caviar Does It Again
Last Saturday saw Black Caviar (Bel Esprit) do it again by winning the Lightning Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) for the second successive year but she was pushed hard by Hay List (Statue Of Liberty) before asserting over her old adversary yet again.
Her time of 55.53 is either just outside the course record of 55.50 held by Special (Habituate), established when winning the Lightning Stakes in 1988, or a new course record on the basis of thcourse proper being remodeled since Special ran her time.
Either way it was an excellent performance and one that ranks alongside her Newmarket Handicap (Gr 1, 1200m) as her best performance.
In the way that Black Caviar [133] has become the benchmark, then for Hay List he too ran his best race in defeat on a par with his T J Smith (Gr 1, 1200m) performance and Buffering (Mossman) ran his heart out for third so the race has a very solid look to it, despite the small field size.
Single Minded (Bachelor Duke) [113] showed he is a game middle-distance runner with a determined win in the Avondale Gold Cup (Gr 2, 2400m), striking the front early in the straight and then holding out the late rally from Booming (Don Eduardo) [111].
OLDER HORSES:
133 black Caviar (Aus) 5 m Bel Esprit (Aus) – Helsinge (Aus), by Desert Sun (GB) Peter Moody
130 Americain (USA) 7 h Dynaformer (USA) – America (GB), by Arazi (USA) Alain de Royer Dupre
127 Hay List (Aus) 6 g Statue Of Liberty (USA) – Sing hallelujah (Aus), by Is It True (USA) John McNair
126 Jimmy Choux (NZ) 4 h Thorn Park (Aus) – Cierzo (NZ), by Centaine (Aus) John Bary
125 Lion Tamer (NZ) 4 h Storming Home (GB) – Lioness (NZ), by Generous (Ire) Murray Baker
123 December Draw (Ire) 5 g Medecis (GB) – New York (GB), by Danzero (Aus) Mark Kavanagh
123 Dunaden (Fr) 6 h Nicobar (Ire) – La Marlia (Fr), by Kaldounevees (Fr) Mikel Delzangles
123 Glass Harmonium (Ire) 5 h Verglas (Ire) – Spring Symphony (Ire), by Darshaan (GB) Mike Moroney
122 Rekindled Interest (Aus) 4 g Redoute’s Choice (Aus) – Rekindled Affair (Ire), by Rainbow Quest (USA) Jim Conlan
122 Southern Speed (Aus) 4 m Southern Image (USA) – Golden Eagle (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ) Macdonald & Gluyas
122 wall Street (NZ) 7 g Montjeu (Ire) – Villa Wanda (GB), by Grand Lodge (USA) Jeff Lynds
121 Descarado (NZ) 5 g High Chaparral (Ire) – Karamea Lady (NZ), by Lord Ballina (Aus) Gai Waterhouse
121 Lucas Cranach (Ger) 5 h Mamool (Ire) – Lots Of Love (Ger), by Java Gold (USA) Anthony Freedman
121 Pinker Pinker (Aus) 4 m Reset (Aus) – Miss Marion (Aus), by Success Express (USA) Greg Eurell
121 Sincero (Aus) 4 g Umatilla (NZ) – Yours As Always (Aus), by Prego (Ire) Stephen Farley
120 Love Conquers All (Aus) 5 h Mossman (Aus) – She’s A Meanie (NZ), by Prince Salieri (Aus) M, W & J Hawkes
120 Mufhasa (NZ) 7 g Pentire (GB) – Sheila Cheval (NZ), by Mi Preferido (USA) Stephen McKee
120 Red Cadeaux (Gb) 5 g Cadeaux Genereux (GB) – Artisia (Ire), by Peintre Celebre (USA) Ed Dunlop
120 Toorak Toff (Aus) 4 h Show A Heart (Aus) – Orong (Aus), by Grand Lodge (USA) Rick Hore-Lacy
119 Albert The Fat (Aus) 7 g Magic Albert (Aus) – Alemar (Aus), by Bureaucracy (NZ) Chris Waller
119 Ilovethiscity (Aus) 4 h Magic Albert (Aus) – Kensington Rose (NZ), by Kenfair (NZ) Grahame Begg
119 king’s Rose (NZ) 4 m Redoute’s Choice (Aus) – Nureyev’s Girl (Aus), by Nureyev (USA) Peter Moody
119 Littorio (Aus) 7 g Bellotto (USA) – Our Centasea (NZ), by Centaine (Aus) Nigel Blackiston
119 Manighar (Fr) 5 g Linamix (Fr) – Mintly Fresh (USA), by Rubiano (USA) Luca Cumani
119 Secret Admirer (Aus) 4 m Dubawi (Ire) – Secret Illusion (Aus), by Secret Savings (USA) Grahame Begg
118 Midas Touch (Gb) 4 h Galileo (Ire) – Approach (GB), by Darshaan (GB) Robert Hickmott
118 More Joyous (Aus) 5 m More Than Ready (USA) – Sunday Joy (Aus), by Sunday Silence (USA) Gai Waterhouse
118 Mourayan (Ire) 5 h Alhaarth (Ire) – Mouramara (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire) Robert Hickmott
118 Playing God (Aus) 4 h Blackfriars (Aus) – Dolly Will Do (Aus), by Rubiton (Aus) Neville Parnham
118 Rain Affair (Aus) 4 g Commands (Aus) – I Believe (Aus), by Octagonal (NZ) Joseph Pride
118 Sister Madly (Aus) 5 m Redoute’s Choice (Aus) – Jade Tiara (Aus), by Bureaucracy (Aus) John Sadler
118 Trusting (NZ) 5 h Tale Of The Cat (USA) – Legible (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ) John Thompson
118 whobegotyou (Aus) 6 g Street Cry (Ire) – Temple Of Peace (Jpn), by Carnegie (Ire) Mark Kavanagh
117 bauer (Ire) 8 g Halling (USA) – Dali’s Grey (GB), by Linamix (Fr) Luca Cumani
117 He’s Remarkable (NZ) 4 h Pentire (GB) – Axiom (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ) Roger James
117 Ortensia (Aus) 6 m Testa Rossa (Aus) – Aerate’s Pick (Aus), by Picknicker (Aus) Paul Messara
116 buffering (Aus) 4 g Mossman (Aus) – Action Annie (Aus), by Anabaa (USA) Robert Heathcote
116 Foreteller (Gb) 4 g Dansili (GB) – Prophecy (Ire), by Warning (USA) Chris Waller
116 Fox Hunt (Ire) 5 g Dubawi (Ire) – Kiltubber (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells (USA) Mark Johnstonfriday 24 february 2012 ANZ
116 Green Moon (Ire) 4 h Galileo (Ire) – Green Noon (Fr), by Green Tune (USA) Robert Hickmott
116 Illo (Ger) 6 h Tertullian (USA) – Iora (Ger), by Konigsstuhl (Ger) Bart Cummings
116 Lamasery (Aus) 5 g Commands (Aus) – Verse (Aus), by Quest For Fame (GB) David Vandyke
116 Luckygray (Aus) 4 g Bradbury’s Luck (Aus) – Damah Lady (Aus), by Mukaddamah (USA) Gino Poletti
116 My kingdom Of Fife (Gb) 6 g Kingmambo (USA) – Fairy Godmother (GB), by Fairy King (USA) Chris Waller
116 Niwot (Aus) 7 g Galileo (Ire) – Too Darn Hot (NZ), by Noble Bijou (USA) W, M & J Hawkes
116 Shootoff (NZ) 4 g Duelled (Aus) – Athenri (NZ), by Zabeel (NZ) Graeme Rogerson
116 Temple Of boom (Aus) 5 g Piccolo (GB) – Temple Spirit (Aus), by Special Dane (Aus) Tony Gollan
116 Triple Elegance (Aus) 4 g Mossman (Aus) – Mary Machree (Aus), by Quest For Fame (GB) Chris Waller
116 Tullamore (NZ) 5 g Savabeel (NZ) – Trocair (Aus), by Flying Spur (Aus) Gai Waterhouse
116 Unusual Suspect (USA) 7 h Unusual Heat (USA) – Penpoint (NZ), by Crested Wave (USA) Michael Kent
115 At First Sight (Ire) 4 h Galileo (Ire) – Healing Music (Fr), by Bering (GB) Robert Hickmott
115 Atomic Force (Aus) 6 g Danehill Dancer (Ire) – Show Of Force (Aus), by Luskin Star (Aus) Darren Smith
115 Avienus (Aus) 5 m Reset (Aus) – Genova (Ire), by Darshaan (GB) Mark Webb
115 bel Sprinter (Aus) 4 g Bel Esprit (Aus) – Gavroche (Aus), by Snippets (Aus) Jason Warren
