Winx not to be dethroned

Winx will not be dethroned as the world's premier racehorse despite Enable's performance to record back-to-back victories in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday.

Greg Carpenter, Australia's representative on the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings committee, said neither Winx (rating of 130) nor Enable (125) would improve their current marks for the year despite both wonder mares winning famous Group 1 races so spectacularly.

"Yes, Enable won the race but it was a very narrow margin from the filly (Sea Of Class) and both of them were in receipt of a 1.5kg sex allowance from Cloth Of Stars (third) and Waldgeist (fourth)," Carpenter said.

"The figures from all the world handicappers will be submitted over the next 24 hours but given the horses that she beat, the closeness of the finish, she certainly wouldn't, I'd think, be rated anywhere near 130 for her win."

Last year, Enable took a 128 rating out of her first Arc triumph. On Sunday, she became just the seventh horse in history to win back-to-back Arcs, but the 1-1 favourite had just a short neck margin over Sea Of Class with 0.75 lengths to Cloth Of Stars.

"It was a magnificent win. Incredible to think that it was only her second start this season but she will not surpass or equal Winx's mark of 130," Carpenter said. – racing.com