Winx Stakes

Fangirl earns much-deserved Group 1 victory in Winx Stakes

Posted on August 19, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Fangirl ($5) has finally chalked up her second career Group 1 victory on Saturday with a barnstorming performance in the Winx Stakes. The Chris Waller-trained mare was all the rage when markets opened on Wednesday afternoon, getting into as short as $4 with online bookmakers; however, with rain hitting the track on Wednesday and Thursday,[...]

Posted on August 14, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday has attracted a strong set of nominations for the first Group 1 event of the 2023/24 racing season.

Posted on August 20, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Anamoe has become just the second horse this century to win a Group 1 at age two, three and four, with a brilliant victory in the Winx Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick.

Posted on August 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Anamoe might be the raging favourite for Saturday's Winx Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick, but his trainer admits it is a "challenge" for his star four-year-old.

Posted on August 17, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The first Group 1 of the 2022/23 racing season in Australia has attracted 11 acceptances, with rising star Anamoe and defending champ Mo'unga set to do battle in the Winx Stakes at Randwick this Saturday.

Posted on August 16, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brad Widdup's mare Icebath is the first horse in Australia to earn AU$4 million in prizemoney without a single stakes victory to her name, yet her trainer is confident that she can fire first-up in Saturday's Group 1 Winx Stakes over 1400m at Randwick.

Posted on August 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nominations for the Winx Stakes closed on Monday morning, with 15 horses entered for the first Group 1 of the 2022/23 Australia racing season.

Posted on August 23, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Just months after winning her first Group 1 race, Annabel Neasham is celebrating another top-tier victory after Mo’unga took out the Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Posted on August 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Tony Pike believes his star sprinter The Bostonian has plenty to offer during his Sydney spring campaign following a satisfactory first-up performance in Saturday's Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. The six-year-old worked hard to sit in the trail behind a slick pace during the race and briefly hit the front shortly after[...]

Posted on August 24, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Trainer Nick Bishara admitted he woke up on Sunday morning and had to check his phone to make sure what he had seen at Royal Randwick on Saturday had actually taken place. Bishara was the original trainer of now multiple Group 1 winner Verry Elleegant during the three starts she had in New Zealand before[...]

Posted on August 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The handicapper will determine whether Verry Elleegant gets a chance to deliver trainer Chris Waller his first Melbourne Cup but there is little doubt the mare is set for an outstanding spring. Verry Elleegant made a spectacular return at Randwick on Saturday to beat a high-class field in the Winx Stakes (1400m), overcoming a wide[...]

Posted on August 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

New Zealander The Bostonian has been backed into favouritism for the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick and trainer Tony Pike can only add fuel to the fire. “Things are falling into place. The soft track, gate one and his fresh-up record is obviously enticing some punters to think he's a strong winning chance in[...]

Posted on August 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

John Thompson is rarely without a good horse in his stable but he cannot recall having the quality and depth of stock he has this season. Since his split with Nathan Tinkler's Patinack Farm, Thompson has put the polish on the likes of Group One winners First Seal, Sir John Hawkwood and Dreamforce. The latter[...]

Posted on August 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In the past three months, there have been times when Josh Parr feared his riding career was over, moments when he contemplated a fate even worse. But the popular jockey has come through the other side and will make his long-awaited return to Sydney racing on Saturday, in time for the first Group One meeting[...]

Posted on August 19, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand's champion trainer Jamie Richards is hoping high-class mare Melody Belle can mirror the pattern of her previous campaigns. The six-year-old mare has improved significantly from her fresh-up performances in her last two campaigns and the Matamata horseman is banking on that again being the case when Melody Belle contests Saturday's Group 1 Winx[...]

Posted on August 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The first Group One race of the season will be a campaign-defining moment for Brandenburg, who will be tested against 10 Group One winners. A full field of 16 will contest the Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, including some of the early favourites for the biggest races of the spring. Trainer John Sargent[...]

Posted on August 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

It is all systems go for superstar Nature Strip, who was again streets ahead of his rivals in winning a 900 metre barrier trial at Rosehill. Stepping out for his second public appearance this season on Tuesday, Nature Strip pressed forward from a deep draw under regular rider James McDonald. McDonald quickly had the world's[...]

Fangirl earns much-deserved Group 1 victory in Winx Stakes

Fangirl favourite in strong Winx Stakes field

Anamoe wins fourth Group 1 in Winx Stakes

Anamoe primed for Winx Stakes test

2022 Winx Stakes draws 11 acceptors

Icebath to resume in Winx Stakes en route to Epsom Handicap

Anamoe, Duais headline Winx Stakes nominations

Mo’unga holds off Verry Elleegant to win Winx Stakes

Pike pleased with The Bostonian’s campaign opener

Bishara still pinching himself after Verry Elleegant victory

Verry Good Mare Outclasses Rich Group 1 Field

Jay Ford Grabs Group 1 Chance On The Bostonian

Thompson’s Spring Dream Team Taking Shape

Parr Back On Course After Illness Scare

Melody Belle improved ahead of Winx Stakes

Winx A Moment Of Truth For Brandenburg

Nature Strip Warms Up With Trial Win

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