Speaking after the race, Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody praised the crowd, adding that he was "extremely proud" of his mare for breaking Kingston Town's record.

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The quartet is completed by the Lee Freedman-trained Miss Andretti and Magnus, who comes from the stable of Peter Moody, who is making his first trip to Britain.

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Cecil has indicated he would love to see the two best horses in the world face each other, although Black Caviar's trainer, Peter Moody, remains cautious about exposing his mare over Frankel's preferred distance of a mile on the undulating Goodwood track.

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"Management at Merrill Lynch is focusing on the right issues for the rating: liquidity, capital and derisking the balance sheet, " said Peter Nerby, senior vice president at Moody's.

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