Frankel 'likely to lick Caviar'

BRITISH bookmakers have conceded Black Caviar will win her first overseas race next month - but say she has little chance of ever beating Frankel.

Frankel, Black Caviar

BRITISH bookmakers have virtually conceded Black Caviar will win her first overseas race next month - but say she has little chance of ever beating Frankel, the world's highest-rated horse.

The English wonder-horse, running for the first time since an injury setback, took his record to 10 wins from 10 starts yesterday morning at Newbury in the Lockinge Stakes (1600m).

Journalists are running out of superlatives to cover the career of the four-year-old miler, with "awesome" commonplace in coverage of his latest demolition.

Jockey Tom Queally echoed the sentiments.

"He showed that burst of acceleration and he's not like anything I've sat on," he said.

"He's grown up, he's a thicker-set and now he's the real deal."

Trainer Sir Henry Cecil said his star colt was likely to be aimed at the Queen Anne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot in a month.

Black Caviar will make her first overseas appearance in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes (1200m) on the final day of the royal meet on June 23.

Leading British bookmaker Ladbrokes has Frankel as a long odds-on favourite in a match-up against Australia's queen of the turf.

They believe only one outcome is likely if the pair met over a mile in the Sussex Stakes at the Glorious Goodwood Festival on August 1.

"We know a clash is very unlikely to happen, but we'd have him $1.35 favourite and her at $2.85," spokesman David Williams said.

Williams conceded that Black Caviar, unbeaten in 21 starts, could win the Diamond Jubilee in a cakewalk, describing European sprinters as "garbage".

"There's nothing here that can beat her," he said.

"It will be the easiest half-million-pound pot of gold she's ever earned.

"She'll be $1.30 and you could see her winning it by three or four lengths."

The only other race on Black Caviar's UK agenda is the July Cup at Newmarket.

Trainer Peter Moody has all but discounted ever clashing with Frankel.

"Why does one of them have to be beaten?" Moody said.

"They're both incredible champions and our sport is lucky to see them both in the same era."

Meanwhile, I'll Have Another will aim for history in next month's Belmont Stakes in the US. Living up to his name, the Kentucky Derby champ added the second leg of the elusive Triple Crown winning the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico, in Maryland, yesterday.

Affirmed is the last Triple Crown winner, 34 years ago.

CAVIAR'S

ENGLISH MISSION

Saturday, June 23 2012

Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Group 1)

Royal Ascot, United Kingdom

Distance: 1200m

Prizemoney: Stg400,000

Saturday, July 14 2012

The July Cup (Group 1)

Newmarket, United Kingdom

Distance: 1200m

Prizemoney: Stg400,000