Top stud in hands of receivers Eliza Park stud. Eliza Park, the home of Black Caviar's sire Bel Esprit, has been placed in receivership after a buyer was unable to be found. Business Review Weekly reported on Tuesday that the business would continue to operate as normal while insolvency firm PPB Advisory conducted a review of the business' operations after owner Lee Fleming's attempts to sell the Victorian and Queensland-based business fell short. As well as Bel Esprit, Eliza Park stands Magnus and Wanted, whose progeny sold to $460,000 this sales season. ■ The Makybe Diva Stakes has received an upgrade and will be run as a group 1 event after the Asian Pattern Committee deemed the race to be worthy of elite status. Formerly known as the Craiglee Stakes, the weight-for-age race over 1600 metres at Flemington in early September has become a crucial lead-up for the Cox Plate, Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. "The Makybe Diva Stakes plays an important role in the Melbourne spring carnival and exceeds all the required criteria for upgrade," said Australian Pattern Committee chairman Alan Brown. It is the only remaining Australian group 2 race eligible at present for promotion to group 1 and we are delighted that the Asian Pattern Committee has agreed with our submission. ■ Australia's leading jumps jockey Steven Pateman was at his best at Warrnambool on Tuesday, producing three well-timed rides to sweep the jumps program and extend his lead to seven wins in the jumps jockeys' premiership. Pateman guided Fieldmaster to a narrow win in the opening race, before a similar victory with Our Rockhampton in the fourth event. But it was the victory of talented mare Kirribilli Gold in the steeplechase that impressed Pateman. That was a very good win with the weight because she's not very big and she just kept giving her all. She was very impressive today," Pateman said.