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Vinnie 03-02-2018 09:34 AM

What time does Winx run on Saturday 03-03-18 EST?

georgetkingiv 03-02-2018 09:47 AM

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What time does Winx run on Saturday 03-03-18 EST?

Hey vinnie,

Post time is 11:30 PM EST tonight.

Vinnie 03-02-2018 09:54 AM

Thanks a million GTK!! Love watching her do her thing! Can't wait... :)

georgetkingiv 03-02-2018 09:56 AM

You're welcome and I can't wait either. :)

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georgetkingiv 03-10-2018 01:15 AM

Quote from Winx co-owner Peter Tighe.

A final decision on whether Winx stays in Australia or goes to England will be made on March 24, something her trainer, Chris Waller, confirmed.

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georgetkingiv 03-25-2018 06:39 PM

No matter what the decision may be in regards to whether or not Winx will embark on an international campaign. I just want to say it's been an honor to able to cheer her on from halfway across the world here in New Hampshire, US. She has captured the attention of the world and rightfully so. She is a true Australian National Treasure and great ambassador for the sport of thoroughbred horse racing.

All hail Winx the mare beyond compare!!!

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georgetkingiv 03-29-2018 12:18 AM

Reading though some of the comments left on twitter in response to Chris Waller's press release that Winx will not he heading overseas makes for some interesting / entertaining reading.

https://twitter.com/cwallerracing/

georgetkingiv 03-29-2018 12:27 AM

I guess the question now remains will Enable or any other international raiders be willing to travel to Australia this spring to face off against her on her home turf before she retires. The ball is now in Khalid ibn Abdullah's court.

classhandicapper 03-29-2018 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by georgetkingiv (Post 2295795)
I guess the question now remains will Enable or any other international raiders be willing to travel to Australia this spring to face off against her on her home turf before she retires. The ball is now in Khalid ibn Abdullah's court.

I don't have a problem with the connections of any horse not shipping around looking for the biggest challenge all the time. Everyone knows where Winx is. If they want to take her on they can. But I think you have to take a shot yourself 1 or 2 times just to give the horse a chance to prove itself. I would have preferred a trip to Ascot. Now we have to hope someone goes to her.

georgetkingiv 03-29-2018 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by classhandicapper (Post 2295860)
I don't have a problem with the connections of any horse not shipping around looking for the biggest challenge all the time. Everyone knows where Winx is. If they want to take her on they can. But I think you have to take a shot yourself 1 or 2 times just to give the horse a chance to prove itself. I would have preferred a trip to Ascot. Now we have to hope someone goes to her.

I am in the middle in regards to the decision. I understand wanting to do what is in the best interest of the horse but at the same time you can't truly build a legacy beating the same horses at the same tracks on your safer home turf. I was actually reading some of the comments left on Chris Waller's twitter page last night which was a hodge podge of Aussies applauding the decision followed inherently by European racing fans winding up and taking their best shots. One particular tweet resonated with me though and it was posted by an Aussie racing fan who tweeted "Imagine shutting these flogs up! Not now...". Mind you this decision couldn't come at a worse time for Australian sports fans considering the whole Australian cricket team ball tampering scandal currently occurring.

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steveb 04-04-2018 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by georgetkingiv (Post 2295969)
I am in the middle in regards to the decision. I understand wanting to do what is in the best interest of the horse but at the same time you can't truly build a legacy beating the same horses at the same tracks on your safer home turf. I was actually reading some of the comments left on Chris Waller's twitter page last night which was a hodge podge of Aussies applauding the decision followed inherently by European racing fans winding up and taking their best shots. One particular tweet resonated with me though and it was posted by an Aussie racing fan who tweeted "Imagine shutting these flogs up! Not now...". Mind you this decision couldn't come at a worse time for Australian sports fans considering the whole Australian cricket team ball tampering scandal currently occurring.

Cricket though is irrelevant as far as racing goes, although cricket is more honest here, than racing, in my humble opinion!!!!!!!

As for Winx why would she need to travel?
The money here is very good apparently, and she is on a hiding to nothing.
She is seven on 1/8/18 so her best days are surely behind her I would have thought.
Also if she is the best as the ratings say she is, then should they not come to her?

I am intrigued why females are usually top of the heap in Australia these days.
Does the banning of anabolic steroids here help the females?

Black Caviar
Makybe Diva
Winx

Our three best horses for a zillion years apparently and all female.

Seabiscuit@AR 04-04-2018 08:28 AM

No leading horse travelled less in its lifetime than Frankel did but it is supposedly the best ever. So you can't expect Winx to travel

However Aussie racing has degenerated into a joke at the top level the last few years. It was very competitive at the top up until a few years ago. But then Black Caviar goes 25 unbeaten and now Winx is almost 25 in a row. No way you should be able to win 20+ starts in a row if your top racing is genuinely competitive. Something has gone badly wrong with Aussie racing these last few years

Looking back into the past the longest winning streaks in Australian racing occurred between 1915 and about 1950 which covered World War One, the Great Depression and World War Two which would explain why the racing ranks were somewhat thinner and less competitive in those years. Even so no horse got to 20+ consecutive wins in this time period (19 wins in a row was the biggest streak)

Winning streaks of top horses in Australia then got smaller and smaller as the years went by up until about 2010 suggesting the racing was getting more competitive at the top. Biggest streak for the modern day horses until Black Caviar was the New Zealand mare Sunline with 8 straight wins. A topliner like Might and Power only got to 4 straight wins

Then Black Caviar and Winx come along and string 25 and 24 in a row unbroken. It is a totally different ball game from the era that preceded up to about 2010. Winning these days is embarrassingly easy in Australia if you are top of the heap

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woodbinepmi 10-05-2018 11:02 PM

She's running AGAIN tonight, post time is around 1am Eastern.

VigorsTheGrey 10-06-2018 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by woodbinepmi (Post 2380406)
She's running AGAIN tonight, post time is around 1am Eastern.

Connections say she’s in great shape...coat is dappled out...http://winxhorse.com.au/winx-flaunts...head-turnbull/...“She looks in very good condition, her spring coat is starting to come through now and she has dappled up and is ready to head to Flemington so we are thoroughly looking forward to it.”

OverlayHunter 10-06-2018 10:06 AM

She did it again!

Tom 10-06-2018 10:22 AM

Amazing!:ThmbUp:


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