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Australian Story: Oct 31

Australian Story gets racing fever with a profile on Black Caviar and her offspring, Oscietra.

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Monday’s Australian Story gets racing fever with a profile on Black Caviar and her offspring, Oscietra.

This episode is introduced by Michelle Payne.

On the eve of the race that stops a nation, Australian Story looks back at the career of one of this country’s most loved horses, Black Caviar, and introduces her first offspring, a promising two-year-old filly called Oscietra.

Australian Story had unparalleled access to Black Caviar, her owners and trainer for much of the legendary mare’s career, and was the only media team allowed behind the scenes when she was retired in April 2013.

Born in August 2006 and sold for $210,000, Black Caviar was undefeated throughout her four-year racing career, earning almost $8 million in the process. Her record-breaking run of 25 wins from 25 starts began in 2009 and she also holds the record for the most Group 1 wins.

In June 2012 Black Caviar raced overseas for the first time, in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Although it was one of her weaker performances, she won by a head in front of a crowd of 80,000 and a live television audience in Australia.

Considered Australia’s greatest sprinter, Black Caviar captured the public’s imagination like no other horse since Phar Lap.

Since retiring, Black Caviar has delivered three offspring. The first of these, Oscietra (named after a rare type of caviar), was born in September 2014. Currently in pre-training with top trainer David Hayes, she is already showing promise.

“Oscietra is a lot smaller than Black Caviar was but she’s a lovely, easy mover and every stage she’s gone through she’s doing it with flying colours, as I imagine Black Caviar did,” David Hayes told Australian Story.

“She’s got massive shoes to fill – her mother is the best sprinter ever – and hopefully she can fill one of them.”

Monday 31st October at 8pm on ABC.

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  1. I felt helpless, I can say that the judge tried everything to help me stay but in the end I like sarah jad to say a heart wrenching goodbye to my beautiful children. You are not alone Sally. The oldest of the two children was born in Australia the second child born over there.
    It is so cruel to be torn apart but I want you to know that no matter what our children love us and no one can ever take that away as our love for the children, the bond is unbreakable, Dont give up .

  2. Please pass on my deepest sympathy for the mum who had to leave her children but how very brave to try and bring them home.I have gone through having to leave my children 9 and 10 yrs old in another country with their father because I over stayed my visa fighting in court . After raising them alone for 6 yrs due to charges laid on the father by police. I was told if I didn’t sign an agreement to speak with children on skype daily , I will lose the case and also lose any rights of the children. The lawyer for childrens aid made the decision to give full custody to father as I was being excluded from Canada and can not prove that I could give the children stability in Australia and couldn’t prove Australian school, medical was up to their standards. I know the heartache it is for sarah and I was crying with her tonight on change of plan story. I didnt have anyone on my side over there…

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