Winx – Still Tops
Saturday’s Gr1 Cox Plate win by Lys Gracieux was inferior to each of Winx’s four wins
30th October 2019
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Saturday’s Gr1 Cox Plate win by Lys Gracieux was inferior to each of Winx’s four wins
The Chris Waller-trained mare is now the highest-earning racehorse in history with career earnings topping A$22 million
South Africa’s leading bookmakers Hollywoodbets have betting available on some major upcoming feature attractions
The Moonee Valley Racing Club have received 135 nominations for the A$5 million Cox Plate, headlined by three-time winner Winx and European star Poet’s Word
First mare since Sunline in 2000 to win two Cox Plates
“We would like to take him to Royal Ascot. He is a wonderful traveller. This is the fifth country he has raced in.”
Chad Schofield will ride Sweynesse in Australia’s richest weight-for-age race on Saturday. His riding tactics will be totally different to what he successfully employed in the Cox Plate last year when he led throughout on the then-maiden Shamus Award to record a shock win
“Obviously this is a big ask, but all the ratings don’t measure a horse’s heart and desire to win, and that can’t be underestimated in a race that has seen the bubble of so many emerging stars burst.”
Schofield returned to the saddle on Caulfield Cup day after serving a controversial improper riding suspension but he has a chance to atone aboard Godolphin three-year-old Sweynesse in the Cox Plate.
