Desert Sun also sired the champion New Zealand racemare, Sunline. Black Caviar was the first foal of her unraced dam Helsinge, a daughter of the British racehorse Desert Sun, that never won a major race but was placed in the Craven Stakes and the Sandown Mile. She was sired by Bel Esprit, winner of the Doomben 10,000, which also sired Bel Mer, a mare that won the Robert Sangster Stakes in 2009. She grew up on the Goulburn River property and then went to Swettenham Stud in December 2007 for a 10-week yearling preparation where she was then sold on behalf of Rick Jamieson to Peter Moody for $210,000 at the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale. She was retired on 17 April 2013.īlack Caviar was born on 18 August 2006 at 5.20 am at Gilgai Farm in Nagambie, Victoria. Black Caviar was trained by Melbourne-based trainer Peter Moody, and apart from her first two runs, in which Jarrad Noske rode her, was ridden by Luke Nolen in all her starts except for the 2010 Patinack Farm Classic, where Ben Melham rode her while Nolen was suspended.

She was the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 WTRR World Champion Sprinter. Salmon, Black Spots, Salmon And Black Spots Capġst in World Thoroughbred Rankings (2013)īlack Caviar (foaled 18 August 2006) is a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse undefeated in 25 races, including 15 Group Ones, an Australian record.

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