The trainer of Queanbeyan's most successful horse wants a mouth-watering clash between supermare Black Caviar and British up-and-comer Frankel in the world's toughest 1200m sprint.
Black Caviar's boss Peter Moody yesterday mapped out his star's program and it's believed she'll tackle four Group1s in Australia before taking on the world.
Takeover Target ran his final race two-and-a-half years ago after breaking down in the July Cup at Newmarket and his trainer, Joe Janiak, thinks the undulating straight of the English course would suit Australia's champion sprinter.
Like Black Caviar, Frankel is also undefeated, although the three-year-old colt's six wins pale into insignificance compared with the 17 straight victories enjoyed by Moody's mare. But that's where the similarities end.
Up until now, Moody has restricted Black Caviar to 1200m sprints - although she will step up to 1400m for her next race - whereas Frankel has been raced almost exclusively over 1600m. Janiak believes the tough nature of the Newmarket course, which features an uphill climb to the finish, would provide the perfect setting for the two to go head-to-head.
''It's a very tough 1200m race. You've got to have a horse that can just about run a decent mile because it's up-and-down and very severe on the horse,'' he said.
''[Black Caviar will] prove she can run 1400m quite easy, if not further, so that's just the ideal race for her ... [and it] will suit [Frankel] as well.''
Janiak, a former Queanbeyan cab driver, raced Takeover Target - who he bought for just $1375 but returned more than $6 million in prize money - in Great Britain, Japan and Singapore and knows what it takes for a horse to convert Australian success to black-type victories internationally.
Apart from possibly Frankel, Janiak couldn't see any overseas horses breaking Caviar's unbeaten streak provided she handles the travel - a 24-hour flight followed by quarantine.
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