More milestones for champion mare Winx

A record-equalling third Cox Plate is not the only milestone for champion mare Winx after winning Australia's premier weight-for-age race.

CHAMPION MARE WINX'S MILESTONES

* First horse in Australian racing history to amass more than $15m prize money

* Won record-equalling third $3m Cox Plate, Australia's weight-for-age championship, on Saturday

* The $1.8m for the win takes Winx's earnings to $15,577,925 - surpassing triple Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva's $14,526,685

* 22nd consecutive win - three behind retired unbeaten sprinting champion Black Caviar's 25 wins

* Joins Black Caviar on record 15 Group One wins

* Overall has 26 wins from 32 starts

* Shares record for third consecutive Cox Plate with Kingston Town (who won in 1980, 1981 and 1982)

* Won Cox Plate in a record time of 2m02.94s in 2017; won by a record winning margin of eight lengths in 2016

* Rated as the world's best horse on turf

* Australia's champion racehorse for the second straight year.


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