Winx ended her racing career as a seven-year-old.
How much did Winx cost? There is a worldwide debate, however, about whether Arrogate is the best racehorse of the moment, let alone in history. Just 17 horses finished in front of her in races. She had 23 official barrier trials.Winx earned a Timeform rating of 133 winning the 2016 Cox Plate. However Sunline (1999/2000) and Winx are the only two to win the Cox Plate back to back. That rating made her the highest rated mare on turf in the world and one of the best in the world in total. In fact she is now the greatest in racing history worldwide.Winx was Australian Horse of the Year (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18) and will win it again when announced for 2018-19.Winx raced 370 horses and beat 353 of them home. How much prize money has Winx won? Winx of course has four now.
She was foaled on the 14th September 2011 at Coolmore Stud, Jerry’s Plains in the Hunter Region of New South Wales.Winx was bred by Fairway Thoroughbreds and then sold as a yearling.The sire of Winx is Irish bred stallion Street Cry (IRE) . © All Rights Reserved The only rider not to have won on her was world champion Joao Moreira who was placed at his only ride on Winx.Winx is trained by leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller.Winx has had six riders during her 42 start career with Hugh Bowman now recognised as her “regular” jockey having ridden Winx 32 times for 31 wins. Jason Collett, Tommy Berry, James McDonald and Larry Cassidy each won on her. She won seven races from 35 race starts and was trained by Graeme Rogerson in New Zealand.Winx had six riders during her 43 start career with Hugh Bowman now recognised as her “regular” jockey having ridden Winx 33 times for 32 wins. She has run to 134 twice since in the 2017 George Ryder and the 2018 Queen Elizabeth.Sunline was a champion New Zealand mare who raced and dominated in top company for several years. Wins won 5 of her 7 runs on soft going and 4 from 4 on heavy ground.Winx broke her own race record time winning the 2017 Cox Plate stopping the clock at 2:02.94Winx ended her career with 33 wins in succession and passed the likes of the immortal Phar Lap, Gloaming, Ajax and recently the legend Black Caviar.Winx was sold at the 2013 Magic Millions yearling sale on the Gold Coast for $230,000No - it was being considered, mainly in 2018, but chasing the Cox Plate record kept her at home.Winx won her first ever barrier trial leading up to her 2017 Spring preparation. But the streak does not always end in great races. Street Cry was by stallion Machiavellian.
Interestingly no male horse ever beat her home.Winx won on wet racing surfaces. Having won $24 million, Winx is set to remain a money-making machine in retirement. Winx has won an incredible $23,429,670 in her rise to the top, which makes her the highest earning Australian racehorse of all time. Street Cry also sired the brilliant US mare Zenyatta winner of 19 of her 20 race starts. While some say she still has the capacity to go on, those closest to the mighty mare see it differently. Sunline raced in four Cox Plate winning twice and finishing top 4 in the other two races. Winx Was bought for $230,000 by Magic Bloodstock at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in 2013. Street Cry was a Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 2002 Dubai World Cup, the 2002 Stephen Foster Handicap and runner up in the 2002 Whitney Handicap. Winx was only the third mare in history to win two or more W S Cox Plates – Sunline and Tranquil Star the others. Tranquil Star won on the race in 1942 and 1944. His dam sire was the outstanding racehorse Troy. Has Winx been the Australian Horse of the Year Kincsem also won the 1878 Grand Prix de Deauville in France at roughly 1 1/2 miles. Street Cry was born on 11th March 1998 and died at the age of 16 on the 17th September 2014. THE RISK: Winx won her last race, the weight-for-age A$4-million G1 Queen Elizabeth S. (2000 metres or 10 furlongs) at Randwick on Apr. The mother of Winx was Vegas Showgirl (NZ) who was sired by Al Akbar. Winx is now the all-time prizemoney earner in Australian thoroughbred racing history ($26,451,175) passing triple Melbourne Cup winning mare Makybe Diva who had won $14,527,110.