Hopeful Cox Plate Champions Have Arrived in Melbourne
The champions are lining up for one of the most revered races in Australia, The Cox Plate. Champion mare Winx, The Autumn Sun and Youngstar have all arrived in Melbourne ahead of the A$5 million feature.
The Street Cry filly Winx will be chasing her 28th consecutive win.
Winx and stablemates The Autumn Sun, Youngstar, Invincibella and Another Dollar arrived at Chris Waller’s Flemington stables on Monday.
They will all have a relatively easy few days before we look to step up their workload at the end of the week in preparation for their next starts, Waller said.
Waller is still to confirm Winx’s next start but the trainer has said in the past he won’t “change” her build up to the Cox Plate unless necessary and last year she ran in the Gr.1 Turnbull Stakes leading into her record-equalling third win in the weight-for-age feature in October.
Credit: Ritesh Jamkhedkar ritesh.jamkhedkar@secretariatsworld.com