Surely there are no more superlatives left to describe Black Caviar, she has ticked all the boxes.

She has eclipsed the record set by Desert Gold 97 years ago, and equalled by Gloaming five years later, in winning 19 races in succession.

Phar Lap made the attempt in the early thirties, he reached 14 straight wins before his defeat at the hands of Waterline in the C M Lloyd Stakes, he then went on to win another eight races before running unplaced in the 1931 Melbourne Cup, his last race in Australia.

The closest attempt was in the early forties when Ajax got to within one win of the record, before being defeated in the Rawson Stakes, starting at 40-1 on.

Since Black Caviar’s first win four years ago at Flemington, in a Restricted two year old race, she looked something special, however, Peter Moody could never have envisaged how the future was going to unfold.

In fairness to Moody, he has been protective of the mare from the outset; maybe he sensed there was something special about her.

Her longevity is a credit to the man that trains her, Peter Moody, he has been good for her and she has repaid him a hundred fold.

On Saturday she won her 25^th race in as many starts, winning the T J Smith Stakes by three lengths, breaking 1-10secs for the 1200 metres.

Black Caviar is proving the biggest box attraction to racing since the Bernborough era, 60 years ago, sadly that was so short lived.

She has drawn crowds unprecedented in an era when race attendances continue to drop off, except at carnival time.

Brisbane looks to be the next start on the radar for the great mare, then Royal Ascot would have to be considered if the intention is to have her served by Frankel while there.

Black Caviar = They come no better