Trainers with the most wins in the race:
| 7 |
Bart Cummings |
Storm Queen (1967), Century (1974), Cap D’Antibes (1975), Maybe Mahal (1977 & 78), Hula Chief (NZ) (1986) and Shaftesbury Avenue (1991) |
| 6 |
Lee Freedman |
Schillaci (1992 & 93), Mahogany (1995 & 97), Gold Ace (1996) and Miss Andretti (2007) |
Jockeys with the most wins in the race:
| 5 |
Damien Oliver |
Schillaci (1992 & 93), Gold Ace (1996), Testa Rossa (2000) and Nicconi (2010) |
| 4 |
Harry White |
Black Onyx (1970), Zambari (1972), Cap d’Antibes (1975) and The Judge (1979) |
Record breaker: the brilliance of Black Caviar
| 3 |
Black Caviar is the only horse to have won the race three times (2012-2014) but there have been several dual winners that include Sky High in 1961-62, Wenona Girl in 1963-64, Maybe Mahal in 1977-78, River Rough in 1984-85, Schillaci in 1992-93 and Mahogany in 1995-1997. |
Like any top athlete, when the conditions align, performance can exceed expectations. This was evident in Black Caviar’s appearance at the 2013 Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes (1000m), a race she had won for the previous two years and was named in her honour.
It was only apt that in her third consecutive attempt at the rich 1000-metre sprint, the planets would align to put on a breathtaking performance.
With no Hay List or Buffering to contend with she carved out incredible sectionals; so much so that Black Caviar would record a brilliant, record-breaking 55.42 sec in the weight-for-age sprint, the fastest time recorded over 1000 metres down the famous Flemington straight.
It was as if she knew this would be her last performance at Flemington and she wanted to put on a show that everyone would remember. And what better way to do it than to break the track record in the process.
Peter Moody trained the first three placegetters that year, with her stablemates Moment Of Change and Golden Archer filling the top spots.
