It's so late and I have to be up on 5 hours. I am exhausted and can't do her justice tonight. But for those of you who are wondering, here she is. The Famous Pony. The great champion Black Caviar. With all her flags flying. Thanx Pony.

There are eight sleeps to go.  What for?????  That's a silly question!  The Famous Pony, Black Caviar, will face the starter for the 24th time in 8 sleeps time.  That's what for... Have I started pacing the house yet?  Not quite yet, but already the pressure is rising and the anticipation is growing.  It's a busy period between now and then, and there are 2 very important photoshoot outside of my trip to Warwick Farm on Saturday that we are trying our best to schedule before I arrive on course at Moonee Valley.  They may well fall on raceday, which means that I am likely to collapse exhausted by the end of Friday evening.  There will be no rest (apart from a short sleep on the plane), because I am unlikely to be home from the Valley before midnight on Friday evening and then I am on  a 7.30am flight from Melbourne to Sydney for the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.  More Joyous and Pierro should be awaiting me on this day.  Bu...

The Famous Pony's little brother, All Too Hard, is running this afternoon in the G1 CF Orr Stakes. I'd thought about going, but tricky to organise this weekend.  This is him in his last start, rounding the home turn at Moonee Valley then going down narrowly to Ocean Park in the G1 Cox Plate. All Too Hard First time around in the G1 Cox Plate.  All Too Hard is in the lead. First time around in the G1 Cox Plate.  All Too Hard is in the lead. All Too Hard leads around the home turn before being narrowly run down by Ocean Park in the WS Cox Plate All Too Hard leads around the home turn before being narrowly run down by Ocean Park in the WS Cox Plate All Too Hard leads around the home turn before being narrowly run down by Ocean Park in the WS Cox Plate All Too Hard leads around the home turn before being narrowly run down by Ocean Park in the WS Cox Plate All Too Hard leads around the home turn before being narrowly run down by Ocean ...