Black Caviar Strikes for the First Time as a Grand-Dam

Tara Madgwick - Thursday April 11

The record breaking $10million sale of the first foal of Winx earlier this week put the spotlight on champion mares and one undefeated champion whose offspring have never hit the sale ring is Black Caviar and she featured as the grand-dam of a winner at Wyong on Thursday which got us thinking about how many babies are now in this tightly held family.

Four year-old I Am Invincible gelding Keysborough is no champion, but he is now a winner after breaking the ice in the 1000m maiden as favourite at his eighth race start.

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Keysborough makes his owners happy at Wyong - image Wying Race Club Twitter

Trained by Team Hawkes, Keysborough is the first born foal of Black Caviar’s first born foal Oscietra (Exceed and Excel), who was retired to stud after two modest wins from five starts.

Black Caviar has been a fruitful producer at stud in contrast to Winx and has now had eight foals since she retired to stud in 2013 with the last of them a gorgeous colt by The Autumn Sun born last year and she is now in foal to Snitzel.

Even The Queen wanted to meet Black Caviar at the height of her fame!

So how have they gone and what’s in the pipeline? There is often plenty of interest in the offspring of daughters of champion mares and Black Caviar is moving into that phase of her career.

2014 Oscietra (f Exceed and Excel) – 2 wins and now at stud with her record below.

2019 Keysborough (g I Am Invincible) – winner for Team Hawkes.

2020 Pietro Road (c I Am Invincible) – unraced, no trials Team Hawkes

2021 Kings Commission (c Churchill (IRE) – unraced, one trial last week, Team Hawkes

2023 filly Street Boss (USA) and now in foal to Anamoe

2015 Prince of Caviar (c Sebring) – 1 win and retired to Riverbank Farm in Victoria standing at a fee of $4,400 and oldest progeny are 2YO’s.

2016 Out of Caviar (f Snitzel) – Unraced and retired to stud with record below.

2020 Kimberley Lily (f I Am Invincible) Unraced trained by Lindsay Park.

2021 Iberian Lynx (c Toronado (IRE) Unraced trained by Team Hawkes.

2022 (c I Am Invincible)

No foal 2023 and in foal to Exceedance.

2017 Ready for Caviar (f More Than Ready (USA) Placed once from two starts and retired to stud with record below.

2022 (f Snitzel)

2023 (f Snitzel) and is in foal to Snitzel again.

2018 Invincible Caviar (f I Am Invincible) 4 wins from eight starts and $177,075 including a couple of metro wins, but sadly died last year.

2019 I Am Caviar (g I Am Invincible) – 2 wins from 12 starts and trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.

2021 Persian Caviar (f Written Tycoon) – Unraced and trained by Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.

2023 (c The Autumn Sun) and in foal to Snitzel.

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Race Result - HMA Geotechnical Mdn Hcp 1000m

Wyong Track: Good(4) Time: 0:57.59
1
Keysborough
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Oscietra (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: M, W & J Hawkes Rdr: Tyler Schiller 56
2
2.2
Zambezi River
- 4g I Am Invincible (AUS) x Zamzam (AUS) (Redoute's Choice (AUS))
Tnr: J M Austin Rdr: Regan Bayliss 59
3
2.7
Rum Diary
- 3g Written By (AUS) x Fancy Liquor (AUS) (Not A Single Doubt (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: Dylan Gibbons 58.5
4
3.7
Nakama
- 3f Mikki Isle (JPN) x Anadan (AUS) (Anabaa (USA))
Tnr: B M Lazzarini Rdr: K S Latham 56
5
5.2
Candy Women
- 3f Headwater (AUS) x Sugar Rush (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: G Ryan & S Alexiou Rdr: Tom Sherry 56
6
5.4
Vicarious Intent
- 3f Hellbent (AUS) x Schism (AUS) (Reaan (AUS))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Jett Stanley 54.5
7
7.4
Vandelight
- 4m Vancouver (AUS) x Norbows Delight (AUS) (Quest For Fame (GB))
Tnr: Ms J Bowen Rdr: Anna Roper 53
8
7.8
Divine Bene
- 3g Divine Prophet (AUS) x Bene Gal (AUS) (Benfica (AUS))
Tnr: Adam Duggan Rdr: K Jennings 58
9
8.6
Quality Miss
- 3f Merchant Navy (AUS) x Quality Moment (IRE) (Casamento (IRE))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: A Adkins 55
10
9.2
Highland Eightgee
- 4g Highland Reel (IRE) x Sneakers (NZ) (Stravinsky (USA))
Tnr: Mick Attard Rdr: Olivia Chambers 54
11
9.6
Magnolia Jewel
- 3f Outreach (AUS) x Meghalaya (AUS) (Amalfi (NZ))
Tnr: T J Bartley Rdr: Reece Jones 56.5
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