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I got told told by an unreliable source today that our girl Nellie will run in the Patinack Farms, then one race in HK , then retire.

If true we should go to HK late November to see her off. Doesn't really work with my dates though

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Sounds like a good idea but the HK race is usually the 2nd weekend in December.



I think she is currently undergoing tests to see if she will keep on carrying on

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The chances of seeing Black Caviar on the racetrack again appear to have diminished after connections decided the mare would bypass the spring carnival in Melbourne.

Trainer Peter Moody said the unbeaten champion would remain in the spelling paddock until at least September when a decision about her future would be made.

Black Caviar has been recuperating from muscle tears she sustained while winning her 22nd race from as many starts in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes in June.

Last week she completed a month's quarantine after her memorable Royal Ascot triumph and Moody said Black Caviar would not run again this year.

It means she will miss a shot at the global sprint challenge bonus of $1 million if she was to win the Hong Kong Sprint in December.

"She's fine in herself and she's recovered from her injuries, but it would be asking a lot of her to have only a couple of weeks off and then be ready for spring," Moody told News Limited.

"She's just needed time to get over her trip to England.

"She's had a really busy time in the past year or so and just needs a break to get over it."

The trainer conceded retirement and a trip to the breeding barn was an option for the rising six-year-old.

"If we retire her, she's still got plenty of time to go to stud," he said.

"Otherwise, we'll give her a decent spell and bring her back for the autumn."

If Black Caviar bows out of racing, she would leave with global champion status assured and more than $6.8 million in prize money.

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Police are investigating a string of top Australian horse racing figures, including champion jockey Danny Nikolic, for alleged race fixing, in what is shaping up as the biggest corruption scandal to hit the sport in decades.
In a joint investigation with The Age, the ABC's Four Corners program can reveal Nikolic, at least one other leading jockey, a former trainer and several other well-known racing identities across Australia are under investigation by Victorian organised crime detectives for allegedly conspiring to fix the outcome of a race last year.
Detective Superintendent Gerard Ryan confirmed that police are investigating race fixing in Victoria involving a horse called Smoking Aces in 2011.
The suspected race fix was uncovered during the murder probe into former trainer Les Samba's murder, and is understood to have yielded participants a total of up to $200,000 in betting returns.
The ABC can also reveal that police will today announce a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Samba's killers.
"Certainly, I believe that if we we're able to solve the race fixing and solve the issues that that are emerging, we will certainly solve the murder," Detective Superintendent Ryan said in an exclusive interview.
Other corruption issues tied to racing across Australia are also understood to be under scrutiny as a result of inquiries into Samba's death in February 2011.

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Same as uk fixed too fook

Same as federrer losing tennis