Black Caviar pleased trainer Peter Moody in a jumpout at Caulfield in preparation for her return in the Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley in 10 days.
Moody said the unbeaten mare, rated the world’s best sprinter and second best racehorse in the world behind Frankel, put on a fair bit of condition during her three weeks in the paddock.
But she was now in “unbelievable order” for her attempt at 17 straight wins and beyond.
“She had a nice burn around on the course proper. They went from the 1200-metre chute to the home turn,” Moody said on Radio Sport National.
“She had a nice gallop and her action was good and I’m very pleased with her.”
Stable jockey Luke Nolen, who has ridden Black Caviar in 13 of her wins including six Group Ones, rode her in Tuesday morning’s 800m jumpout.
Moody said the five-year-old would “do a little bit of work” next Tuesday as her final hitout before the Australia Stakes (1200m) – a race she won two years ago when coming back from a strained chest muscle – under lights on Friday week.
“She’s got a long six or seven months ahead of her so we don’t need to be doing everything on the training tracks at this point in time,” he said.
Moody said he’s been itching to get Black Caviar out to 1400m for the first time in her career in the Group One CF Orr Stakes and the Futurity Stakes, both at Caulfield next month.
“I’ve been busting to do that for probably two years. I’ve always felt her improvement would come when we stretched her out in distance,” he said.
“So I’ll either be a mug or a genius in about three weeks time when we see her in the Orr.”
Moody said if the Bel Esprit mare comes through those three runs unscathed and equals champion US mare Zenyatta’s modern-day record of 19 straight wins he would like to see her try to break that record in Australia before she goes to England.
Moody said a 1600m start was on the radar after the Futurity.
“There are numerous options but I’m just worried about these next three at this point in time,” the trainer said.
The Golden Jubilee Stakes (1200m) run at the Royal Ascot meeting on June 18 and the July Cup (1200m) at Newmarket on July 9 are earmarked for the seven-time Group One winner at this stage.
Meanwhile, Nolen told Sydney’s Sky Sports Radio Black Caviar had won Tuesday’s jumpout “with considerable ease”.
“She was quite content to lope along with the leader of the trial and I just gave her a squeeze halfway out, clicked her up, and she went to the line on the bridle but I think she would have run some slick final splits,” he said.
“We’re very happy with where she is at.”
Nolen said Black Caviar was probably more forward than at the same stage of her last preparation when she resumed over 1000m with a 4-1/4-length romp in the Group Two Schillaci Stakes.
“She’s a bit further forward this time but I think there’s considerable improvement in her,” he said.
“She’ll tighten up nicely after that trial and she really does come to hand quite quickly.
“Obviously her run on Friday week will tighten her up again and then I think she’ll be cherry ripe for us for her first go at seven furlongs (1400m) the start after that.”
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