Winx on track to make it 30 wins in a row
Chris Waller has declared Winx has thrived in her first few weeks back in the stables after a summer break and is on track to chase win number 30 in a row in less than six weeks.
The world’s best race mare is not yet at the most testing stage of her preparation, but Waller said that all the signs are positive that Winx is defying her age as a rising eight-yearold in 2019, reports Racing.com. “She’s really well,” Waller said. “She has had three gallops. Amazingly, she is showing the same keenness and enthusiasm for her work.”
Winx is due to return to racing for her 40th race start in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on February 16, which ends her extraordinary Group 1-winning streak of 10 races in a row, culminating last spring in her fourth Cox Plate victory.
Winx, who has won 33 races and almost A$23 million in stakes, will hit the headlines early in 2019 when she is recognised on Saturday night with the Vox Populi Award, which is a US accolade given to the racehorse that receives the most votes in an online poll. But Waller said it is Winx’s remarkable longevity that will underline her achievements.
“To get a popularity award from America is amazing,” he said. “But I’m looking for her to get the credit for being around so long.”
Winx fans across the world might not have to wait long to see the champion stretch out as Waller said her first barrier trial could be as early as January 15 at Rosehill.