Winx in a league of her own

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:34pm

WINX WILL BE AIMING TO EXTEND HER WINNING STREAK TO 17 IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES AT RANDWICK

* Who is she?

Winx is a five-year-old bay mare by Street Cry out of Vegas Showgirl.

Trained By Chris Waller. Owned by Peter Tighe, Richard Treweeke and Debbie Kepitis.

Winx has won 20 of her 26 starts, her past 16 in succession, and has earned $10,438,925.

She has not been beaten since running second in the ATC Australian Oaks in April 2015.

In 2016 she was ranked the world's best horse on turf.

* Group One wins (all with Hugh Bowman aboard)

2015:

Queensland Oaks

Epsom Handicap

Cox Plate

2016:

Chipping Norton Stakes

George Ryder Stakes

Doncaster Mile

George Main Stakes

Caulfield Stakes

Cox Plate (by a record eight lengths)

2017:

Chipping Norton Stakes

George Ryder Stakes

* She is the $1.08 favourite for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Waller says she is at her peak

"Obviously she's already had three races this preparation but this is the race we've been building towards basically since she won the Cox Plate in the spring."

– AAP

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