Straight stunners

1000 metres

It certainly isn’t surprising to see Black Caviar topping the list here as she thrilled the crowds at Flemington over the short courses.

Special, a speedster of the last 1980s who kept the 1000-metre record until Black Caviar set her sizzling time in 2012, held the mark before the introduction of times narrowing down to one-hundredth of a second in
the late 90s.

1100 metres

The Mick Price-trained Loveyamadly broke the then nearly 11-year-old 1100-metre record two weeks after Black Caviar set a new mark for
the 1000-metres.

The previous record holder, Don’t Tell Tom, made four career appearances at Flemington for one victory in December 2004 – a significant one on the times register, too.

1200 metres

More than two decades on and Iglesia’s record still stands, and such is the finite impact of ‘laser-like’ timing that Rubitano – a smart straight performer in his own right - had gone so narrowly close.

And, Black Caviar, not far off on the table over 1200-metres in one of her many crowning victories that included Australia’s most prestigious sprint, the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap.