Latest news on Black Caviar...It's now being reported that the mighty mare may be produced on the international stage three months before her date before the Queen at Royal Ascot in June. The Age says a trip to Dubai next month for a $1.8 million payday is high on the priority lost. Managing owner Neil Werrett confirms the Dubai raidwas talked about when the owners of Black Caviar had a lunch meeting with trainer Peter Moody in South Melbourne on Friday. Werrett says: ''Dubai is the highest on the priority list now.' But he says Dubai will only be a chance if it doesn't interfere with the No. 1 stable goal of a win at Royal Ascot in England.

Early market moves for Caulfield and Warwick Farm on Saturday (TAB Sportsbet):

CAULFIELD

3 There's Only One $3.80-$3.50 ($2000 @ $3.80, $2500 @ $3.70, $3000 @ $3.60)

4 Jimando $2.30-$2.15 ($3500 @ $2.30)

5 Secret Hills $9.50-$8 ($2000 e/w @ $9.50, $500 @ $8.50, $1000 @ $8)

6 Bel Sprinter $2.10-$2.05 ($5000 @ $2.10) Kulgrinda $5.50-$4.80 ($1500 @ $5.50)

7 Bolton $5-$3.50 ($1500 @ $5, $1500 @ $4.20)

WARWICK FARM

1 Whirling Lass $26-$9.50 ($200 @ $26, $300 e/w @ $18, $200 @ $12) (Deductions Pinocchio 13x12)

2 Didntcostalot $3.80-$2.70 ($1400 @ $3.80, $3000 @ $3.40, $1000 @ $3, $2000 @ $2.80)

7 Digital Fortress $8.50-$8 ($1500 @ $8.50, $500 @ $8.50)

8 Mr Unforgettable $6-$4.80 ($500 @ $6, $300 @ $6, $360 @ $5.50, $1500 @ $5)

One TAB Sportsbet customer has a big opinion of unraced two-year-old Free of Doubt. The punter has backed him to win the Blue Diamond Stakes to collect over $200,000. The Not a Single Doubt colt will have his first start at Kyneton over 1100 metres on Saturday. Jimando is the current favorite for the Blue Diamond Stakes at $5.50.

Bets on Free of Doubt:

$500 e/w @ $151
$500 e/w @ $101
$500 e/w @ $81

Newmarket handicap

$1,000 at $101 - Rifleman

Top performer Mosheen has been posted at $4.40 for her return to racing in Sat's 1200m Manfred Stks at Caulfield. Favorite for the race is the David Hayes trained Rifleman $4.20 with Dwayne Dunn aboard. Danny Nikolic is booked for Mosheen. There are 11 acceptors with Petman the early third fav at $7.00. In the UAE Adams Hdcp 1000m, the boom speedster Bel Sprinter is a firm early fav at $2.20, ahead of Kulgrinda at $4.50. Ben Melham will ride Bel Sprinter. The Jason Warren trained 4YO is the winner of 4 of his 5 starts.

Blue Diamond hunting...Patinack Farm has nine of the 64 third declarations for the Blue Diamond Stks 1200m (Grp 1) at Caulfield on February 25 race. They include Melbourne winners Ferment and Real Stolle. The powerful Darley operation has six still in the $1 million 2YO classic. Peter Snowden trains four of them, spearheaded by Flemington winner Applegate. David Hayes has eight entries, including the consistent Mrs Gray. Gai Waterhouse's Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Driefontein is not among the Blue Diamond third declarations but No Looking Back, who won the MM but lost it on protest to Driefontein, is one of three Tulloch Lodge nominations.

Racing Victoria handicapper Neil Jennings says champ Black Caviar will be handicapped on at least 60kgs when weights are released next month for the Grp 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Mar 10. He adds: ' I'm not going to be locked into a weight until she has her next two starts.'

Let's hope they have enough hot pies and beer...Black Caviar's ever-expanding legion of fans will be granted free admission to Caulfield on February 11 to witness the glamour mare's attempt at a first Group 1 victory on home soil. Melbourne Racing Club Chief Executive Officer, Alasdair Robertson, says the Club would be opening the gates to encourage the public to see racing's biggest star. The meeting, which heralds the start of the 2012 Melbourne Festival of Racing, will see Black Caviar step up to 1400 metres for the first time in the Sportingbet CF Orr Stakes as she chases her 18th victory from as many appearances.

Blimey, how many mugs are there in a field of 12? Quite a lot if we take Sunday's Werribee Cup 2600m as an example. Cheeky Craig Newitt got away with murder at a leisurely pace out front on Apprehend - and just scooted clear at the top of the straight. None of those behind had a hope in hell of catching him.

Is there any doubt remaining that Craig Williams is the best jockey in Australasia? He added another rich prize to his sensational season by scoring on Ockham's Razor in Sunday's Karaka Million (1200m) at Ellerslie NZ. CW has raked up an amazing record in recent months - the Caulfield Cup on Southern Speed, the Cox Plate on Pinker Pinker and the Grp 1 Hong Kong Vase on Dunaden, just to name a few.

Guess what? Stewards have upheld their own protest! Isn't that a surprise! It was Racing NSW's chief steward Ray Murrihy who performed the inevitable. He lodged and then upheld a minor protest on behalf of Mangaroa Flyer following the Sirecam Handicap (1900m) at Canterbury. The race was won by Tigress Lily but $2.15 fav Mangaroa Flyer with Hugh Bowman aboard was knocked out of contention on the home turn. Stewards claimed the interference cost Mangaroa Flyer between three and four lengths. The margin between Bielski and Mangaroa Flyer on the line was 1.5 lengths. Murrihy says he had only lodged a protest "eight or 10 times" in his 40-year career - and didn't say whether he had won them all. In the end, Mangaroa Flyer only managed to get 5th instead of 6th.

Big hits and misses at Canterbury and Sandown on Saturday (TAB Sportsbet stats)

CANTERBURY

Race Two
Beune ($14-$8.50) UNPLACED

Race Three
Fontelina ($12-$9) ($1,100 at $9.50) WON
Said Com ($2.90-$1.75) $5,000 at $2.10, $5,000 at $1.95, $10,000 at $1.90, $10,000 at $1.85, $5,000 at $1.75. SECOND

Race Four
Al's Magic Miss ($4-$2.80) $5,000 at $3, $5,000 at $2.80. WON

Race Six
Radar ($8.50-$4.40) $5,000 at $5.50. SECOND
Race Eight
Befert ($6-$3) $5,000 at $3.80, $8,000 at $3.40.

SANDOWN

Race One
Go Katrina ($7.50 - $5.50) $3500 at $5.50. WON

Race Two
Tanah Lot ($9-$4.60) $4,000 at $5. SECOND

Race Four
The Good Wife ($10-$4.80) $4,000 at $5, $5,000 at $4.80. THIRD

Race Seven
Instalment ($4.40-$3.70) $5,000 at $4. UNPLACED

It was all too easy for champ Black Caviar at Moonee Valley...She strolled home by 4.25 lens from Zedi Knight. Third placegetter Doubtful Jack was btn 8.75 lens. BC ran the 1200m in 1m 9.44s, the final 600m carved out in 33.51s. Club officials were delighted by the crowd of more than 15,000 - even though many were allowed in free when a backlog at the turnstiles threatened to wreck the evening.

Is there more to the 'light-hearted banter' around who at TVN will cover the Black Caviar campaign in the UK? Bruce Clark seems to get the UK gig every year but there's no doubt that some of the other TVN top names are keen to be given a chance, too. But 'Snowy' doesn't look as if he is ready to relinquish his iron grip on the gig.

French stayer Americain has opened favorite for the Australian Cup at Flemington on March 10. Lucas Cranach, 3rd in last year's Melbourne Cup, is on the second line of betting. Helmet ($3.50) is the clear favorite in the Australian Guineas from Moment of Change. Moment of Change has been most impressive in both his victories but is yet to tackle the top class.

AUSTRALIAN CUP

AMERICAIN 4.00
LUCAS CRANACH 7.00
AT FIRST SIGHT 8.00
SOUTHERN SPEED 9.00
GLASS HARMONIUM 11.00
DESCARADO 11.00
MIDAS TOUCH 11.00
WALL STREET 13.00
GREEN MOON 13.00
ILLO 15.00
SHOOT OUT 15.00
TULLAMORE 17.00
MOURAYAN 17.00
SANGSTER 21.00
PLAYING GOD 21.00
MANIGHAR 21.00

TAB Sportsbet prices

Latest Blue Diamond news from TAB Sportsbet...IMANDO, now $5.00, is the new fav to win the Blue Diamond Stakes following the Blue Diamond Previews. The Commands colt didn't run at Caulfield, but did beat The Travelling Man by 4.5 lengths in the spring. The Travelling Man landed a string of bets at Caulfield on Thursday. He was backed from $17 to $7 and led all the way. The Mosman colt has firmed from $26 to $9 to win the Blue Diamond. Malasun has been $21 to $8 after recording the fastest time of the two Blue Diamond Preview. Cambiaso, who failed to run a place in the Blue Diamond Preview - C&G, has drifted from $11 to $17.

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES - 25 February
$5.00 Jimando
$5.50 Raceway
$8.00 Malasun
$9.00 Applegate
$9.00 No Looking Back
$11.00 Real Stolle
$13.00 Forget
$13.00 Members Joy
$15.00 Others

BIG BETS

Malasun
$500 at $41 (22 Jan)
$500 at $31 (25 Jan)

No Looking Back
$1,000 at $15 (21 Jan)
$2,500 at $13 (23 Jan)

The Travelling Man
$1,000 e/w at $101/$26 (20 Jan)

Early market moves for Thursday's cards at Warwick Farm and Caulfield (from TAB Sportsbet):

WARWICK FARM

4 Savannah River $7-$5.50 5 Permit $4.80-$3.80 6 Orssini $16-$9.50

CAULFIELD

3 The Travelling Man $17-$8 4 The Darling One $13-$8, Sweet Little Lies $2.10-$2.00 5 Huegill $5.50-$4.20, Mister Million $14-$9 6 Shadowfax $7-$4.40, Danzylum $21-$9, Shout out Loud $18-$14 7 Bigelow $15-$10, Hot Spin $8-$5 8 Biancon Rose $3.70-$3.60

Easy pickings...Black Caviar will face six rivals when she shhots for her 17th successive win in Friday night's Grp 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley. The champ's rating of 130 is an astonishing 26 clear of her nearest rival Rock Classic, who has not raced since copping a serious injury at Warwick Farm in August 2010.

Race 4 - 8:15PM Essendon Mazda Australia Stakes (1200 METRES)
Of $200,000.1st $120,000, 2nd $36,000, 3rd $18,000, 4th $9,000, 5th $5,000, 6th $4,000, 7th $4,000, 8th $4,000 GROUP 2
Standard Weight for Age, Three-Years-Old and Upwards, Apprentices cannot claim.

No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
1 750X01203X DOUBTFUL JACK Peter G Moody Jason Benbow 7 58.5kg 102
2 X121120X7X ROCK CLASSIC Bart Cummings Steven Arnold 3 58.5kg 104
3 10X9470619 ZEDI KNIGHT Brendan McCarthy 5 58.5kg 103
4 05410X600X SOUND JOURNEY Darren Magro Glen Boss 6 58.5kg 102
5 03X8700X00 HOLLOWLEA Terry & Karina O'Sullivan Dwayne Dunn 4 58.5kg 92
6 11111X111X BLACK CAVIAR Peter G Moody Luke Nolen 1 56.5kg 130
7 25X4X437X3 IMPULSIVE DREAM Darren Weir 2 56.5kg 72

Mainland China's megarich are keen to win a Melbourne Cup - and who better to make it happen than Bart Cummings? It seems the Chinese are scrambling to own a stayer picked out and trained by the mighty Bart. The Age reports that potential owners with a dream of sharing in Bart's next Melbourne Cup win are lining up again this year with interest locally and internationally. Bart says: 'We've got a good lot of orders for good horses so that's what we're after...I've got orders from the Chinese and from the US as well and so we'll be going in positive because if you're not positive, then you're not in business.'' Bart's currently at the Karaka sales in NZ trying to spot the Cup winner.

Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker will will take on mighty Black Caviar before heading to Sydney for the $2.25million Grp 1 BMW (2400m) at Rosehill on Apr 7. Pinker Pinker will have four starts in her autumn campaign starting with the Grp 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Feb 25 where she will clash with world champ Black Caviar.

French star Americain will get the chance to land his first major for new Victorian trainer David Hayes if he tackles the Grp 1 Australian Cup (2000m)at Flemington on March 10. The 2010 Melbourne Cup winner heads 53 entries for the $1 million weight-for-age showdown. Entries closed on Tuesday. Americain, who finished fourth in the 2011 Melbourne Cup, will be out to join Shocking, Makybe Diva, Saintly and Lets Elope as horses to complete the Melbourne-Australian Cup double.

Bound for Australia? The Steve McKee trained filly Pussy Willow looks like a readymade Kiwi challenger for Oz spoils. She landed the biggest two-year-old prize of the season so far in NZ when she thundered home to claim the Grp 2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) at Trentham. Pussy Willow is bred and raced by Sir Patrick and Lady Justine Hogan and Peter Walker. McKee reckons 'she's up there with the best' he's trained.' Pussy Willow's next assignments? She's being aimed at the feature Grp 1 double of the Diamond Stakes at Ellerslie and the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes.

Oh, the 'brand' is without a sponsor...In this day and age when it's all about 'the brand', it seems not too many sponsors are keen to put their name to 'brand Doncaster Mile'. The Age reports that Sydney's flagship race is without financial backing from a sponsor only weeks from the beginning of the autumn carnival. It says the 'cash-strapped Australian Turf Club' is looking for companies to take up the naming rights on two other Grp 1s at Royal Randwick. The redevelopment of Randwick has seen Emirates drop its Doncaster sponsorship, leaving the ATC negotiating with several major brands to take naming rights for one of its biggest days.

The worrying aspect of this report, of course, is that it points to the Australian Turf Club - that grand amalgamation of the AJC and STC - being 'cash strapped'. Well, if it is, isn't it yet another indictment of Sydney racing? How on earth can the Club be cash-strapped? What is going on? Or not going on?

Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed heads noms for what shapes as an outstanding Australia Day card at Caulfield onThursday. The Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained mare returns to the scene of her greatest triumph when she launches an Australian Cup campaign in the $100,000 John Dillon Stakes (1400m), one of four Listed events on the eight-race card. It will be the four-year-old's first appearance since finishing fourth in the Group 1 Mackinnon Stakes (2000m), two week after scoring Caulfield Cup glory.

Cavalry Rose helped punters get the cash in the 2YO Inglis Classic at Rosehill Gardens. Opening at $3.50 she was crunched into $3.00 with punters only really wanting her and runner-up Diamond Earth. Some strong money came late for Diamond Earth ($15,000's worth of bets @ $3.50 within 2 minutes); fter leading, she was collared near the line.

The Big Bets
Diamond Earth ($15,000 worth of bets @ $3.50)
Cavalry Rose ($2,500 @ $3, $2,000 @ $3 twice, $1,500 @ $3.50, $3,000 @ $3.40)

Big Hits and Misses

ROSEHILL
Race Three
Cavalry Rose ($2,500 @ $3, $2,000 @ $3 twice. $3.50 into $3) - WON
Diamond Earth ($8,000 @ $3.50, $4,000 @ $3.50, $2,500 @ $3.40) - SECOND
Race Four
War Charm ($4.80 out to $8) - WON
Angel of Mercy ($2,000 @ $3.50, $5,000 @ $3.10) - UNPLACED
Race Six
Key West ($3,500 @ $4.80, $7,000 @ $1.69 place) - FOURTH
Race Seven
Single ($2.80 out to $4.80) - WON
Rolling Pin ($3,000 @ $4.80, $3,000 @ $4.60, $3,000 @ $4.80, $3,000 @ $5, $2,000 @ $5) - SECOND
Race Eight
Oakfield Commands ($4.80 into $3.50) - THIRD
Think Mink ($6.50 into $5) - UNPLACED

FLEMINGTON
Race Four
Royal Mail ($3,000 @ $3.80, $2,500 @ $3.80, $5,000 @ $3.90, $5,000 @ $1.53 place, $3,500 @ $3.90, $4,000 @ $3.70, $3,500 @ $3.90) - WON
Race Six
First Command ($3,000 @ $5.50, $2,000 @ $5.50. $6 into $5 late) - WON
Race Seven
Bolton ($2,000 @ $7 five times, $2,000 @ $6, $1,500 @ $8) - WON
Conquering Journey ($3,000 @ $6, $2,000 @ $5.50, $2,000 @ $6, $8,000 @ $5, $2,000 @ $4.80) - UNPLACED
Race Eight
Infuse ($7 into $4) - WON

Exciting 3YO Atlantic Jewel has opened favorite in TAB Sportsbet's Doncaster Handicap market. The Grp 1 classic at Randwick on April 21, has seen nearly 200 horses nominated for the event. Atlantic Jewel has opened up a $6 favourite to add the Doncaster to her impressive, but brief, career record. Manawanui is on the second line of betting at $9, Streama is at $13 and next best while there's three other horses quoted at $15, including the Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker.

TAB Sportsbet - Doncaster Mile market (All In)
Atlantic Jewel $6
Manawanui $9
Streama $13
More Joyous $15
Secret Admirer $15
Pinker Pinker $15
Kings Rose $17
Rangirangdoo $17
Rekindled Interest $17
Love Conquers All $17
Others from $21

Early market movers for Saturday, Jan 21, from TAB Sportsbet:

ROSEHILL

Forward Love $7-$5 ($500 @ $7, $2000 @ $6, $500 @ $5)
Cavalry Rose $3.50-$3.20 ($1500 @ $3.50, $3000 @ $3.40)
Hoylonny $4.60-$3.40 ($1500 @ $4.60, $680 @ $4.60, $1000 @ $4.20, $600 @ $4.20, $4000 @ $3.80)
Mr Unforgettable $15-$10 ($200 @ $15, $400 @ $13, $250 @ $13, $275 @ $12, $400 @ $10)

FLEMINGTON

Tellora $4.40-$3.60 ($2500 $4.40)
Decircles $9-$5 ($400 @ $9, $500 @ $8, $800 @ $7, $2000 @ $6)
Chasse $5-$4.40 ($1500 @ $5, $200 e/w @ $5)
Infuse $7-$4.50 ($1000 @ $7, $600 @ $6, $1000 @ $5.50, $1800 @ $4.60)

Absolutely trampled on...Stewards have suspended Kerrin McEvoy for careless riding on the Peter Snowden-trained Tramp at Wyong. They say Tramp shifted in on the first turn and severely checked another runner. The stewards took account McEvoy's 'good riding record'. The suspension starts on Jan 27.

Dubai Caviar? Peter Moody has entered Black Caviar for two races at the Dubai World Cup meeting on Mar 31. It could be the mighty mare's mare's first international appearance. Moody has entered BC for the Grp 1 Golden Shaheen on the Tapeta Surface and the Grp 1 Al Quoz Sprint on the turf track.

Big things in store for Pinker Pinker in 2012...Latest news is that the Futurity Stakes will be Pinker Pinker's only Melbourne run in a brief summer-autumn campaign. Trainer Greg Eurell is aiming her for the $300,000 Grp 1 Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) at Warwick Farm on March 10. He says: 'We don't think that this time in she'll have too many starts, hopefully about four runs and then back out (for a spell) and focus on the spring again.' Craig Williams is expected to again be PP's rider.

Bad luck for the Kiwi lad...Daniel Stackhouse will be out of race riding for at least six to eight weeks after fracturing his pelvis in a trackwork accident at Caulfield on Tuesday. A horse trained by Peter Moody flipped over and trapped Stackhouse.

No surprises! Champion mare Black Caviar cleared away to win a jumpout at Caulfield on Tues morning. She zipped over the 800m in 46.34s. Jockey Luke Nolen didn't have to move a muscle! BC returns to racing in the Australia Stakes (1200m) at the Moonee Valley night meeting on Jan 27. She certainly seems to be in 100% nick after her summer break. In the jumpout, she was 2nd out of the gates, soon whipped to the front and then cleared away for a 6 lens win. She'll be after her 17t successive win in the Australia Stakes.

Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed will soon be back in action...She kicks off an autumn campaign at the Australia Day meeting at Caulfield next week. But connections are not expecting first-up fireworks. Trainer Leon Macdonald and training partner Andrew Gluyas will have SS ready to run a good race but whether she can win - well, that would be a bonus.