Winx
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BaroqueAgain1
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Someone on TVG relayed the info that Winx's stride speed is even faster than Lady Aurelia's.
Running for #20 tonight = 10:15 PM - GOOD LUCK! WOW she is running every 2 weeks
May they run with the WIND
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honneerider
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1:15 AM here on the east coast. Hope she does it! Fun to follow.
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BaroqueAgain1
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For a moment, I thought her streak was going to come to an end, as it looked like Bowman was getting into her on the back stretch...and she was slow to respond.
Hah...fooled ya, she said.
She moved into the open in the stretch and just ran past the leaders.
What a champ.
Hah...fooled ya, she said.
She moved into the open in the stretch and just ran past the leaders.
What a champ.
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Sparrow Castle
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She always about gives me heart failure. Her finishing stride is something to behold.
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Sparrow Castle
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Sky RacingVerified account @SkyRacingAU
20 in a row for the wonder mare!
WINX continues her remarkable win streak in the G1 George Main Stakes at #Randwick!
https://twitter.com/SkyRacingAU/status/ ... 4636613633
20 in a row for the wonder mare!
WINX continues her remarkable win streak in the G1 George Main Stakes at #Randwick!
https://twitter.com/SkyRacingAU/status/ ... 4636613633
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Life At Zen
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Her finishing kick is something to behold...
A R R O G A T E
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Gormley, Royal Mo, Shaman Ghost, Constellation
Once upon a time there was a horse named Kelso.
But only once. ~Joe Hirsch
Paradise Woods, Lady Eli, Songbird, Ziconic
Gormley, Royal Mo, Shaman Ghost, Constellation
Once upon a time there was a horse named Kelso.
But only once. ~Joe Hirsch
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Sparrow Castle
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Anna Seitz @AnnaSeitzFT
If you love horses, find 15 minutes of quiet time to watch this unbelievably well done @60Minutes piece on Winx.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0FZ6vq ... e=youtu.be
If you love horses, find 15 minutes of quiet time to watch this unbelievably well done @60Minutes piece on Winx.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0FZ6vq ... e=youtu.be
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BaroqueAgain1
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An update from the horse's mouth...or at least from the trainer's.
Winx bound for Turnbull Stakes
Chris Waller
@cwallerracing
I am extremely pleased with the way Winx has pulled up following her win in the G1 Colgate Optic White George Main Stakes on Saturday.
I could not be happier with her recovery since the run and she continues to maintain her weight approximately 10kg heavier than what she was when winning the 2016 Cox Plate.
All bodes well heading towards the 2017 Ladbrokes Cox Plate and after giving careful consideration to her current racing campaign it is likely her next run will be at Flemington on October 7 in the G1 Seppelt Turnbull Stakes.
The sole reason for running here as the most likely option is simply based on the timing of the current program, which will provide her with 3 weeks between runs from the George Main to the Turnbull and another 3 weeks into the Cox Plate for her 5th run of the campaign. Whilst this is her intended path, if she was not to run in the Turnbull it would be my intentions to run in the Craven Plate on October 14 at Royal Randwick before heading to Melbourne in preparation for the Ladbrokes Cox Plate.
It is my intentions to remove the ear muffs from her race day gear for her next start as Hugh and I don't feel they are required.
Read more: https://www.racing.com/news/2017-09-20/ ... ull-stakes
If my addition is correct, on her present schedule, Winx will have raced FIVE times in ten weeks (four G1, one G2). If an American trainer proposed a campaign like that for a top horse, I think the owner would faint. 
Winx bound for Turnbull Stakes
Chris Waller
@cwallerracing
I am extremely pleased with the way Winx has pulled up following her win in the G1 Colgate Optic White George Main Stakes on Saturday.
I could not be happier with her recovery since the run and she continues to maintain her weight approximately 10kg heavier than what she was when winning the 2016 Cox Plate.
All bodes well heading towards the 2017 Ladbrokes Cox Plate and after giving careful consideration to her current racing campaign it is likely her next run will be at Flemington on October 7 in the G1 Seppelt Turnbull Stakes.
The sole reason for running here as the most likely option is simply based on the timing of the current program, which will provide her with 3 weeks between runs from the George Main to the Turnbull and another 3 weeks into the Cox Plate for her 5th run of the campaign. Whilst this is her intended path, if she was not to run in the Turnbull it would be my intentions to run in the Craven Plate on October 14 at Royal Randwick before heading to Melbourne in preparation for the Ladbrokes Cox Plate.
It is my intentions to remove the ear muffs from her race day gear for her next start as Hugh and I don't feel they are required.
Read more: https://www.racing.com/news/2017-09-20/ ... ull-stakes
If my addition is correct, on her present schedule, Winx will have raced FIVE times in ten weeks (four G1, one G2). If an American trainer proposed a campaign like that for a top horse, I think the owner would faint.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0FZ6vqH8Y4
A piece that 60 minutes Australia has done on the mighty mare. It's quite touching.
A piece that 60 minutes Australia has done on the mighty mare. It's quite touching.
Pulpit 1994-2012
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Sparrow Castle
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Goodness, she looks so...very healthy! (Gotta quit looking at rescue horses for awhile.)
Racing VictoriaVerified account @RacingInsider
Winx parades in front of a full house here at @FlemingtonVRC this morning ahead of her run in this weekend's Turnbull Stakes #SpringCarnival
Racing VictoriaVerified account @RacingInsider
Winx parades in front of a full house here at @FlemingtonVRC this morning ahead of her run in this weekend's Turnbull Stakes #SpringCarnival
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BaroqueAgain1
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Not the most flattering pose with the way she's holding her head, but her body looks fabulous. The depth of her shoulder, high withers and powerful hindquarters remind me of another rather good Street Cry daughter. 
I know Winx isn't seventeen+ hands, but she sure is built for speed.
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BaroqueAgain1
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I think she could win the Mile, F&M Turf or the Turf. Or the Turf Sprint.
IIRC, she's won from six furlongs to ten. And with our firm turf, I suspect that she'd be dangerous even in the 12 furlong Turf.
IIRC, she's won from six furlongs to ten. And with our firm turf, I suspect that she'd be dangerous even in the 12 furlong Turf.
I second that. She could win every race from the sprint to the 12f turf. It's insane, but not a hype, she run Black Caviar fractions in her last race when she sprinted to the finish. She's not coming over anyway, but if she would... man I'd love to see her try to run on dirt.