Australian turf legend Winx has won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes in front of a sell-out crowd for the champion mare's swan song race.
Taking her streak to 33 wins, Winx strolled away to beat Japanese runner Kluger and Hartnell in the $4 million race that she has now won for the past three years.
She leaves racing rated one of the greatest horses of the turf and 40,000 fans packed Randwick to see her for the last time.
Asked how he felt, jockey Hugh Bowman said: "It's over, isn't it?
"It has been very surreal for me all day with the amount of people here, it is just amazing. Everyone watching around the world," he said.
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"America, Europe. Africa. All over Australia. This horse has captured the hearts of a lot of people around the globe. There is really nothing more for me to say."
On the sidelines to watch Winx win was Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who described the atmosphere as "spirited".
"The way the crowd carried it home was just wonderful," Mr Morrison said after the race.
Mr Morrison ran and high-fived the crowd following the victory, stopping to talk to a young boy dressed in replica Winx silks.
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