Black Caviar - Adelaide - 12/05/2012

Black Caviar: superstar mare is a red-hot favourite to extend her run

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Get ready to be blown away by Black Caviar

THOUSANDS of Australian racing fans are expected at Royal Ascot for the final day of the meeting on Saturday to cheer on their superstar mare Black Caviar and trainer Peter Moody is predicting they will see "something pretty special."

Officials at Ascot reckon that at least 5,000 Australians will be among the crowd on Saturday when 14 rivals will stand between Black Caviar and a 22nd win from as many starts.

Black Caviar is no better than 1-4 to land the Group 1 sprint over 6f and while connections are not anticipating a repeat of Frankel's romp in the first race of the meeting they are confident that her unbeaten record will remain intact.

Moody said: "One thing I do know is that this is the fittest I've had Black Caviar in the past 24 months. I would love to see her win by ten or 11 lengths but a quarter of an inch will do us. If we want to let her rip we will do it at home.

"This is our turn on a world stage, our Olympics if you like. I don't think you will see a romp like Frankel but I think you will see something pretty special."

Black Caviar is a red-hot favourite and bookmakers Coral rate a wining distance of under three lengths as the 4-5 favourite to be her winning margin.

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THINK Flat racing and most think of Royal Ascot. The hats - running the gamut from stunning to misguided - the pageantry, the Queen in her carriage, the tops 'n' tails, the champagne on lush green lawns and, not forgetting, the incredible racing come together to form one of Britain's most iconic sporting events.

Over five days in mid-June the nation's great and good descend upon the royal racetrack for an occasion rich in every sense - in heritage, in sporting merit,and in the vast array of wealth represented by the crowds of dukes, earls and oligarchs strutting before the grandstand.

For mere mortals Royal Ascot is a chance to watch and wonder at the elaborate outfits donned at the Berkshire racecourse and watch in wonder as the cream of British and Irish Flat talent square off against each other and - increasingly - the steady stream of raiders from Australia, America and other corners of the globe.

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