Black Caviar will compete against eight of the nation’s fastest horses in the $752,500 Coolmore Lightning Stakes at 4.10pm tomorrow (Saturday) at Flemington. A win would equal the Australasian record of 19 straight metropolitan wins held jointly by Gloaming and Desert Gold. A strong crowd, including Black Caviar’s official cheer [...]
Some of the world’s fastest horses come to Flemington for the Group 1 Coolmore Lightning Stakes, a leg of the Global Sprint Challenge. Win an exclusive Black Caviar™ experience! Dine in the Panorama Restaurant and then watch the Lightning Stakes, featuring champion sprinter Black Caviar, from within the Mounting Yard! [...]
Round 5 in the Black Caviar/Hay List rivalry now revolves around the unbeaten mare taking her place in Saturday’s Coolmore Lightning Stakes after the New South Wales sprinter was confirmed as a starter in the $750,000 Group 1 at Flemington. Part-owner Katie Davenport revealed that that trainer John McNair and [...]
Such is the popularity of Black Caviar, the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has gone back to the drawing board since it was confirmed the wonder mare would seek her 19th consecutive win in Saturday’s Coolmore Lightning Stakes. “We have looked at every aspect of the raceday and made adjustments to [...]
The 2040club is excited announce a brand new event to be held in Sydney to celebrate one of Australia’s most time honoured race days. Based on the successful New Zealand bred Advantage 2040club Cox Plate Lunch, we are holding a lunch in Sydney by the water on Friday the 13th [...]
Presented by Adelaide’s leading home builder Medallion Homes, the inaugural 2012 Medallion Homes Late Mail Luncheon® announces it will serve up a smorgasbord of champion race trainers in Adelaide on Friday 4 May to celebrate and preview the Group 1 2012 SA Derby. An extraordinary gathering of racing’s elite has [...]
VRC CEO Dale Monteith today (Sunday) announced a major expansion of Flemington’s world-first in situ desalination (ISD) program, drought-proofing the home of the Emirates Melbourne Cup and saving millions of litres of drinking water each year.
VRC Chief Executive Dale Monteith has declared the 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival a success, with 355,086 people passing through the gates at Flemington Racecourse to enjoy the four spectacular days of racing, entertainment and fashion.
Hometown jockey Mark Zahra combined with premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller to score a memorable Group 1 victory at Flemington on the final day of the 2011 Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Black Caviar extended her unprecedented winning streak to 16, claiming her second successive $1 million Patinack Farm Classic (1200m) at Flemington today (Saturday).