Winx makes it 33 wins in a row

SYDNEY: Champion Australian mare Winx bid farewell Saturday by winning her 33rd horse race in a row, ending her glittering career on a high with an amazing four-year unbeaten streak. The world’s top-rated turf horse sprinted home to claim her third consecutive Queen Elizabeth Stakes over 2000m, in front of 50,000 boisterous fans at Royal Randwick in Sydney. T he win stretched to 25 her unsurpassed number of Group 1 victories — the highest class of thoroughbred racing which attracts the best horses and biggest prize money. In Australia, they include the Melbourne Cup, Cox Plate and Caulfield Cup. She was hot favourite and with long-time jockey Hugh Bowman in the saddle there was only ever going to be one winner, cementing her place in horse-racing history alongside fellow Australian greats Phar Lap and Black Caviar. In her usual style, Winx held back until the final bend before powering to the finish line to deafening roars from the crowd.