Black Caviar

The Australian super horse: now 20 for 20The dramatic impact that the unbeaten mare has on the sporting landscape will be further underlined when the AFL concedes to a request to have the starting time of the Adelaide-Geelong match on Saturday week altered so football fans can see the champion mare have her last Australian start before leaving for England.

h/t TimR

7 Replies to “Black Caviar”

  1. Odd though that race horses, scientifically bred for speed, don’t run any faster than they did in the 1930s .
    But humans, who breed fairly randomly, keep improving.

  2. But humans, who breed fairly randomly, keep improving.
    sarcasm i hope
    No horse wins 20/20 unless it discovered Mike Tyson’s hidden stash.Do they blood test these animals?

  3. Nice touch by leaving the pack behind in the last moments. Can horses be psyched out like humans?

  4. According to the modest Australians this is the greatest horse in the history of the world. You might also note that the AFL, which is a form of rugby without rules, is the greatest game in the world. The Melbourne Cup is the greatest horse race in the world. The Sydney Olympics were the greatest and best of all time. Notice a pattern here.

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