Will Winx’s next challenge be to scale Everest?

– Will Australian supermare Winx go for an unprecedented fourth Cox Plate? Or will her connections spring a surprise and run her in The Everest, the world’s richest race on turf with a purse of at A$13-million?

Trainer Chris Waller has plenty of time to ponder this question as the champion mare heads to the spelling paddock after her magnificent win in the Queen

Sydney

Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

Winx equalled Black Caviar’s 25-race winning streak and secured her 18th Group 1 win, extending her own world record for career majors.

But Waller won’t be drawn on springtime plans for Winx just yet.

“She will have a good spell of four to six weeks so she can chill out and be a horse,” the trainer said.

“But everything we do with Winx is about trying to create longevity. When she comes back in, we want to see her enjoying her work and showing us she wants to continue her racing.”

Winx is a rising seven-year-old mare but seems to be going as well as ever which gives Waller the opportunity to consider his options for the spring.

They include The Everest, run over 1200m at Royal Randwick on 13 October, and the $3-million Cox Plate (2040m) run at Moonee Valley two weeks later.

It would be virtually impossible for a horse to run competitively in both races, even one as good as Winx, s Waller and Winx’s owners must decide on the best option. –