HORSE RACING
Will Aussie Winx be jinxed by British mount?
Aussies take sport seriously, so the happenings of the past few days will have left many frustrated and angry. The rugby defeat by Wales — the first in 10 years — was hard enough to swallow, but what has really got many fans up in arms is the possibility of their superstar racehorse, Winx, having to share the 2018 Cartier Horse of the Year trophy. The latest world rankings have Winx, unbeaten in 29 races, with 130 points, but the UK galloper Cracksman is on the same total following his easy six-lengths win in the Champion Stakes at Ascot. What many racing followers cannot understand is why the British-trained filly Enable, winner of both the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe and Breeders Cup Turf, is rated only 125, five points below Winx and Cracksman. In fact, a number of other horses are rated higher than Enable, including now-retired American star Gun Runner, winner of the Pegasus World Cup on 128, and Poet’s Word and Roaring Lion on 127. There are only two big meetings left in 2018 to ...
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