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10 OTHER FLAT SUPERMARES

Dahlia: two King Georges Miesque: first back-to-back winner of any Breeders’ Cup race

Treve (pictured, below): two Prix de l’Arc de Triomphes

Oh So Sharp: winner of the 1985 Triple Crown

Black Caviar: Australian sprinter who went undefeated in 25 starts, including a sensational run in the Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot

Winx: winner of 33 consecutive races including 25 Group Ones in Australia

Goldikova: 14 Group Ones and became the first horse to win any Breeders’ Cup race (the Mile) three times

Ouija Board: seven Group Ones on three continents, twice European Horse of the Year

Makybe Diva: the only three-time winner of the Melbourne Cup

Zenyatta: the ‘goosestepping’ US mare won 19 of her 20 starts, including 13 Group Ones – eight of them consecutively. Sensational narrow defeat in last start in 2010, having got 20 lengths behind in the Breeders’ Cup Classic