Black Caviar’s win in Saturday’s Lightning Stakes was a mere walk in the park for the great mare, she was never under pressure at any stage, nor has she been in her previous 21wins with the exception being that day at Royal Ascot.

The superlatives were flowing during and after the Lightning Stakes, hardly out of a canter, setting a new course record of 55.42 secs., surpassing the time of 55.5 secs, recorded by Special when she won in1968.

It was a triumphant return for a mare that had not raced since June 2012, and had travelled half way around the world.

For what we saw at Flemington the great mare has never been in better shape, her longevity is credited to one man only, her trainer Peter Moody.

The Black Caviar saga commenced way back in April 2009, from that very day she was destined for stardom, she knew where she was going and she succeeded.

She wins her races so easily, almost extraordinary you might say, as if she performs in an exclusive zone, as she is just that dominant.

Peter Moody has performed a marvellous job, spacing her races and restricting her mainly to set weight races.

The Victoria Racing Club promoted the event extremely well, a great promotion deserving of better than an attendance 27,047.

Sadly racing has lost a lot as a spectator sport, when readers of a daily newspaper were questioned about the event, commented they would watch the race, but on T V.

The passion for racing is no longer there as we have previously known; leisure time has a variety of other options.

The best racehorse in the world can only attract a crowd of just over 27,000 people, when in the depression years it would have tripled.

Black Caviar makes it 23