Peter Moody has put next Saturday’s Futurity Stakes back on the radar for Black Caviar

Black Caviar may yet line up in next week's $500,000 Group 1 Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.

Immediately after her near-track record win in yesterday's $750,000 Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m), trainer Peter Moody all but ruled out backing up in the Futurity, but revealed this morning that he might have spoken too soon.

The Caulfield horseman said the champion mare, a winner of her only 19 starts, would be nominated for the race and he would make a decision closer to acceptance time.

“Yesterday I was probably a little bit quick on the draw to declare that,” Moody said in reference to the Futurity.

“I've got to say once again, she's pulled up unbelievably well.

“I looked at the clock (after the Lightning) and said in my own mind, ‘Futurity off', but looking at the horse post-race and looking at the horse again this morning, she'll certainly be nommed tomorrow morning and we might let it play out for a few days like we did last week.”

If the nine-time Group 1 winner chases the modern-day record of 20 straight wins in the Futurity it will be the third Saturday in a row that she has raced after winning the 1400m Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes at Caulfield on 11 February.

Nominations for the Futurity Stakes close at 9am tomorrow with acceptances taken on Wednesday morning and Moody said her condition, not the possible opponents would dictate whether she runs.

“My one concern and one interest for the next 48 hours will be the horse itself not what might line up,” Moody said on RSN.

The Futurity Stakes is one of three Group 1s on a bumper Caulfield card that also features the $1 million Patinack Farm Blue Diamond Stakes for the two-year-olds and the $400,000 Sportingbet Oakleigh Plate for the sprinters.

- Racing Victoria