What a sensational mare Winx turned out to be.
She had 43 starts and won 37 races including her last 33 of which 25 were Group 1 races.
Her phenomenal achievements on the racetrack were reflected in her career earnings of more than $26 million.
Winx had plenty of exciting and memorable wins in those last 33 starts and here are her most noteworthy victories.
She was an excitement machine, had a wonderful career and certainly was a major factor in maintaining public interest in racing.
2015 – Sunshine Coast Guineas (now Winx Guineas)
This was the race that started the winning sequence in 2015 where she came from what appeared to be an impossible position at the top of the straight with Larry Cassidy aboard.
The pair came to the outside of the field and she produced a whirlwind finish gathering in her rivals and winning by 2 lengths.
What a treat we were in for in her next 32 starts.
2016 – Cox Plate
This race was billed as the Clash of the Titans with Godolphin’s Hartnell being spruiked as the one to end Winx’s winning run.
The bookies bet close to even money that day before she started at $1.80, it was the best price we would ever get about her again.
She put her doubters to the sword with an emphatic 8 length win over Hartnell who left the course with his tail between his legs.
Turnbull Stakes 2018
She was sent out this day at the prohibitive odds of $1.10 and the punters who were brave enough to step in at this quote would have had their hearts in their mouths.
At the 300m mark she had a wall of horses in front of her with Hugh Bowman sitting as quiet as a church mouse still some 6 lengths from the leader.
A gap finally appeared and she showed her customary devastating turn of foot finishing all over the top of them to win by a length.