The National Sports Museum created a temporary display case featuring items from racing legend Black Caviar, which was on show from October 20, 2011 until February 15, 2012.
Highlights of the stunning mare’s career were displayed in the Champions - Thoroughbred Racing Gallery at the museum and included the following:
• Newmarket Handicap 2011 trophy (from Black Caviar’s race at Flemington where she achieved her 10th win)
• Black Caviar’s racing colours (silks)
• Ephemera from Black Caviar races (such as one of the spectator flags distributed at the Newmarket Handicap and a promotional cap)
• Race books from four of her milestone races around Australia.
The Champions gallery features some of the most exquisite and significant horseracing treasures, including some of the oldest racing footage from around Australia.
The majestic skeleton of Carbine, the 1890 Melbourne Cup winner, takes pride of place alongside the impressive 6.1kg preserved heart of Tulloch – a champion thoroughbred who dominated the racing scene in the 1960s.
Other exhibits include the hooped jockey sleeves worn during a race with horse legend Phar Lap, Bart Cumming’s 12 Melbourne Cup trophies, jockey Scobie Breasley’s cap, Roy Higgins’ saddle, riding boots and colours donned when Light Fingers won the 1965 Melbourne Cup, and Damien Oliver’s saddle used in Naturalism’s 1993 Japan Cup triumph.
Foaled in Australia, Black Caviar is considered the best sprinter in the world, and was named World Champion Sprinter by the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings in 2010.
She was also rated the top Thoroughbred racehorse in the world by Timeform, becoming the highest rated sprinter and mare in 2011.