Part-owner Neil Werrett was heartbroken when Black Caviar died 12 months ago, but the continued success of her remarkable family has been some solace for he and the crew of friends who raced the unbeaten superstar.
A year ago this week, a day before her 18th birthday, Black Caviar died. But the solace that can be found amid tears and vigils at the Scone Veterinary Hospital, is that the story didn’t end there.
Racehorses die but bloodlines and legacies live on, as do memories.
Stories become folklore; told and re-told.
Few of us are afforded experiences like Black Caviar. The racing Gods are too stingy. One in a million stories are just that. Perfection is usually a myth.
But racing stories can be tragically Shakespearean. Phar Lap died in the arms of Tommy Woodcock, Secretariat and Sunline to the same cruel, common and untreatable affliction as Black Caviar; laminitis.
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