Black Caviar trainer Moody takes charge of one of her foals for the first time

Peter Moody’s career will be forever linked to the deeds of unbeaten champion sprinter Black Caviar, but his return to the training ranks has seen him given the reins with one of her foals for the first time.

Black Caviar’s fifth foal Invincible Caviar, by I Am Invincible, is likely to step out in the next month for Moody, having had a jump out on Wednesday.

"I've seen all her progeny and this is the first one that has looked like her," Moody told racing.com.

"I am not going to dare to dream that she's going to have mum's ability, but when I walked down the barn and saw this head hanging over the door, you could dead-set think mum was in the stable.

"This filly is a dead ringer of her: the head, physique, colour, it's unbelievable, it's uncanny."

Black Caviar’s first two foals, Oscietra, by Exceed And Excel, and Prince Of Caviar (Sebring), both managed to win before retirement, while her third foal, Out Of Caviar (Snitzel), was retired unraced.

Fourth foal Ready For Caviar (More Than Ready), a three-year-old filly, has had two starts and remains in training with Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes.

Recording-breaking mare Black Caviar won all 25 starts across five seasons in a stunning career that began in April 2009, with 15 of her wins coming at the highest level.

Arguably her most famous came at Royal Ascot in the 2012 Diamond Jubilee Stakes, when the 1-6 favourite was eased close home by Luke Nolen, with the pair getting home by the skin of their teeth from Moonlight Cloud.

Moody sensationally quit training when suspended for six months in March 2016, when found guilty of unintentionally administering Lidari with excessive levels of cobalt before the 2014 Turnbull Stakes.

Moody returned to the ranks last year, saying his decision to do so was motivated by several factors, primarily economic.

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