Racing
A brief look at Black Caviar Lightning Day
A look at the results of the races on the Lightning Day undercard
Spain in favour with Moody and Coleman
Zac Spain has already proven himself a valuable part of the Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman team and he ensured greater opportunities ahead with a Group 3 win to round out Black Caviar Lightning Day.
Spain secured a valuable win aboard five-year-old Deep Field mare Paradise City in the $200,000 Frances Tressady Stakes (1400m).
Spain took over from stable apprentice Emily Pozman, who partnered Paradise City to victory last start at Pakenham, and with stable go-to rider Luke Nolen to soon commence a three-week suspension he has assured himself of more Black Type chances.
"He's a no fuss, tradesman, part and parcel of the team," Moody said of Spain post-race.
"He works in well besides 'Trumby' (Nolen) and he's going to get a lot more opportunities in the next month while Trumby is probably up on his fishing boat up on the Murray.
"He'll get back on Sheza Alibi courtesy of that ride too."
Sheza Alibi, a dominant winner of the Group 2 Sandown Guineas in November at her most recent appearance, will resume in the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Blue Diamond Day.
Gaudray joins Lindsay Park party
Celine Gaudray celebrated Stakes success at Flemington on Saturday, when she combined with rejuvenated gelding Café Millenium to take out the $175,000 Listed The Elms.
The once-maligned five-year-old continued his love affair with the Flemington 1400m when he held out Sabaj to win the 1400m event and make it three wins for the day for the day for Ben, Will and JD Hayes.
It was the son of Not A Single Doubt's third success from five starts over the course and trip, including the Listed Tontonan Stakes last spring, when Gaudray was also aboard, and she said he has quickly becom her favourite horse.
"I love riding this horse," she said.
"He's the ultimate best horse to ride. You get on him and he does everything you ask him to do.
"Today the race just shaped out perfectly for us."
The victory was the fifth of Café Millenium's career with the $105,000 winner's purse swelling his earnings beyond $650,000.
Along with the win of Hard Kick – one of four wins for Damian Lane, including the Black Caviar Lighting aboard Tentyris – Lindsay Park also took out The Schweppes Plate (1200m) with Ndola, who showed a new appreciation for the straight track with Luke Currie aboard.
Berkeley Square bound for Adelaide Cup
Berkeley Square earned himself a shot at 3200 metres when he out-toughed his rivals in the staying race of Saturday's Black Caviar Lightning program, the $150,000 Be Captivated Trophy.
The Dan O'Sullivan-trained gelding scored his first win at 2500m when he lumped 61.5kg and Luke Nolen to defeat 54kg limit weights Garachico and Steel Run.
The son of Territories was bred, and remains owned by SA-based David Peacock, and O'Sullivan was looking forward to giving him the chance to see him in a feature in his home state.
"David Peacock, who bred the horse, is very keen to try and get an Adelaide Cup on his mantlepiece," O'Sullivan said.
"He's the right horse to go to it. It was pleasing to see him run out that trip, with that weight."
The win was Berkeley Square's 10th career success and his first since making it back-to-back wins in last year's Ballarat Cup.
Tarvue does it again at Flemington
John Sadler and Luke Cartwright combined to guide Tarvue to her second Flemington win of the year at double-figure odds in the $80,000 TAB We're On Handicap.
Five weeks after winning a F&M BM78 over 1800m at $13, the daughter of Tarzino took out Saturday's 2000m event as a $14 chance.
The five-year-old was also second at the Flemington meeting on January 17, before finishing down the track at Caulfield on January 31, and Sadler was thrilled to see Cartwright redeem himself.
"I thought Luke rode her very badly at Caulfield last Saturday week and then he came out and won three (races) afterwards, but he put his hands up and said yes he shouldn't have allowed it to get in on the fence, or should have led in what was a mediocre pace race," he said.
"That's gone, we put him back on, and he got the job done."
Sadler said Tarvue would now most likely be given her shot at Stakes grade in the $200,000 Listed Torney Cup (2500m), which will this year be run on her home track at Pakenham on March 6.
Tarvue's win was the first of two for the day for Cartwright, who was successful aboard Perilous Fighter two races later.
The five-year-old son of Starspangledbanner bounced back from unplaced runs at his past two – in races won by Immortal Star, who started favourite in Saturday's event – to score a decisive win in the $200,000 VOBIS Gold Prelude (1100m) for trainer Clayton Douglas.
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