Big weight for champ

WINX would have to carry a minimum 60kg if she was to run in the Melbourne Cup.

Despite having never raced beyond 2200m, Racing Victoria chief handicapper Greg Carpenter said Winx demand a huge weight should connections ever run her in the 3200m race that stops a nation.

The hefty weight would largely be due to her incredible rating, with back-to-back Cox Plates among her streak of 21 victories.

The mare is a hot favourite to win a third successive Cox Plate tomorrow.

Carpenter labelled Winx “the best in the world”, revealing he was often quizzed about what weight he would be forced to impose should she attempt the Melbourne Cup.

Makybe Diva carried a record 58kg for a mare in 2005 when she won her third consecutive Melbourne Cup.