Racing: Perth event on star mare's programme

Peter Moody with Black Caviar. Photo / Supplied

Japan gone, Hong Kong highly unlikely and Perth a big shortener, that's the latest on Black Caviar for the rest of 2011.

Trainer Peter Moody has welcomed Black Caviar back into his Caulfield stable after a mid-winter rest and three weeks pre-training in Queensland.

Moody told the Herald Sun that Black Caviar would follow the same spring programme as last year and not pursue an ambitious overseas trip to Japan in October.

It is unlikely that Black Caviar will be tested on the global stage until the Royal Ascot carnival next year.

The champion mare will be back on the racetrack for the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield on October 8 and then proceed to the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley and wind up her Melbourne spring in the Patinack Farm Stakes - setting up a potential clash with Singapore champ Rocket Man.

With the Schillaci Stakes still 11 weeks away Black Caviar will have a lengthy, carefully managed build-up before she races again to continue her jaw-dropping winning sequence.

"I had a meeting with the owners after Brisbane and they placed Royal Ascot next June at the top of their wish list," Moody said.

"Everything I'm planning for her in the spring is with the goal of having her right for the Orr and Futurity next year when I'm excited about getting her out to 1400m and, of course, the big meeting at Ascot.

"Part of that plan might be a trip to Perth for the Winterbottom Stakes in November.

"At the moment Perth is ahead of Hong Kong in my mind. There is no quarantine issues and she would get some flying experience but be home a day or so after the race."

Black Caviar, unbeaten in 13 starts and unquestionably rated the best sprinter in the world, will open her 2012 racing programme in the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley on January 27.

It was the 2010 Australia Stakes where Black Caviar first served notice of her coming stature as the finest sprinter in Australia.

She was a 3-year-old filly running for the first time against older opposition, first up in a weight-for-age sprint and she won by more than two lengths unextended at only her career fifth start.

Moody has set some autumn goals which will take Black Caviar to another dimension.

After the Australia Stakes, she will be tested beyond six furlongs for the first time with Moody planning to run her over 1400m in the Orr Stakes and then Futurity Stakes before heading to Sydney for the George Ryder Stakes or Queen Of The Turf Stakes, both run at Rosehill Gardens over 1500m on Golden Slipper Day.

"After Sydney, we can take our foot off the accelerator and get ready for England," Moody said.

If Moody sticks to his current plan Black Caviar quite feasibly could head to the United Kingdom with an unbeaten run of 21.

She currently sits on 13 wins and has earned connections $3,474,050 in prizemoney.

In other news from the high-rolling Moody stable there will be 40 potential spring carnival contenders going to barrier trials within the next fortnight.

Lights Of Heaven who made it four from as many starts when she won the Schweppes Stakes at Morphettville in March heads his Caulfield Cup chances.

He also has hopes the former Matamata filly King's Rose might be a staying force in the spring.

- APN