18 Aug 2018

Winx sets new race win record

5:41 pm on 18 August 2018

Champion thoroughbred Winx notched an Australian record 26th win in succession to claim a Group 1 race named in her honour at Royal Randwick in Sydney.

Winx

Winx Photo: ABC

The seven-year-old mare, trained by ex-pat New Zealander Chris Waller, thundered down the straight to take the lead at the 100-metre mark and went on to win the 1,400m Winx Stakes by a length over Invictus Prince.

Winx's 19th Group 1 victory in the 550 thousand dollar weight-for-age event eclipsed the record held by Black Caviar, who claimed 25 consecutive wins before retiring unbeaten in 2013.

Winx's winning streak dates back to May 2015 and she has claimed 21 million dollars in prize money.

-Reuters