Winx just strolled out of the starting gate as if it was simply just another day at the office; nothing has changed for the great mare

She just settles at the rear of the field in her own customary style, she doesn’t pour the pressure on until they reach the half stage of the race; she rarely goes inside another horse preferring to circle the field, as there is always a risk of being held up at a crucial stage of the race.

The Turnbull Stakes, at weight for age over 2000 metres at Flemington Stakes, before the Moonee Valley Cox Plate, what the future lies after that is unknown.

Assuming she wins both of those races, it takes her unbeaten record to 29 wins, then would the owners like to square it up?

Winx is a great mare, she is a champion, let’s hope she can keep her precious record intact.

Winx does it again

Grunt keeps record Intact

Grunt is becoming a Flemington specialist after winning the PFD Food Services Makybe Diva Stakes, his first win at weight for age, but surely it won’t be his last.

It was an impressive win, he was not far off the pace at any stage of the race, he was coasting, 1000 metres out, and on the turn he looked all over a winner.

Mick Price may be set a quandary if he runs in the Guineas, as he is yet to win at Caulfield, strange as he is trained there.

Price has had a few good three year olds in the past, only to have them swallowed up by lucrative Hunter Valley stud farms as sires.

Jon Snow ran a good even race, he can be improved by the outing, and will strip much fitter for that, and can still pay expenses out of New Zealand.

Humidor could not repeat his win at Caulfield last Saturday; he simply didn’t come up after that run.

Happy Clapper bled, that is the end of the road for him, while Kementari is no world beater.

Grunt steps up to WFA