How would have Winx fared against icons like Sunline and Makybe Diva?
Forgive me, master, but Winx is capable of doing what few other champions could achieve – win major events from the metric six furlongs to 3200 metres.
HORSE RACING
Bachell has come a long way from mowing lawns at gran's place
Just over 40 years ago, Garry Bachell would go early every Saturday afternoon to tackle the arduous task of mowing his grandmother's spacious back yard lawn.
Winx could be even better in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Chris Waller is amazed by Winx on the track and is starting to get used to her being lauded off it as well.
Man stopped with sawn-off shotgun outside Golden Slipper races denied bail
The 39-year-old man accused of carrying a sawn-off shotgun outside Saturday's Golden Slipper Stakes event will remain behind bars after he did not apply for bail on Sunday.
Records books set to match Winx's talent as simply the best
There is a beauty in the brutality of Winx being the best, as she runs away from her rivals.
Push to get American trainers Down Under for the Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup has had winners trained in Ireland, France, Germany and Japan in the 23 years since Irish training maestro Dermot Weld revolutionised Australia's greatest race by sending out Vintage Crop to win on a rainswept day in November 1993.
Running Broke repays the faith and salutes at Thoroughbred Park
A blistering pace at Thoroughbred Park on Saturday saw Running Broke set a class record.
Russian Revs up late to gun down stablemate in Galaxy
Russian Revolution overcame a dose of pre-race drama and his dogged stablemate Redzel to win his first group 1 race and seal a career as a future stallion.
She Will Reign delivers dream Golden Slipper result
Ben Melham's belief in She Will Reign ends with daring Golden Slipper win at Rosehill on Saturday.
Weir brings up the ton as Palentino shows his love for Flemington again
It's all about horses for courses.
Walking on water: Winx earns Frankel comparison as mighty mare does it again
If Saintly was the horse from heaven, the racing gods must have a new favourite.
Darby Racing Reign on Slipper parade with a little bit of faith
On Golden Slipper morning, Scott Darby and Mark Holland prayed. Over and over and over again. Someone was listening.
Gingernuts headed for Australian Derby after Rosehill Guineas triumph
They paid a late-entry fee and won the New Zealand Derby and now the owners of Gingernuts will look to do the same in the Australian Derby after another powerful staying performance in the Rosehill Guineas on Saturday.
The Star and Tabcorp buy slots in The Everest
Top 100 companies and major ATC sponsors The Star and Tabcorp are among eight buyers of slots in The Everest.
Our Ivanhowe skips across heavy ground to win Ranvet Stakes
The wait was worth it for Our Ivanhowe as he revelled in the heavy conditions to score an easy win in the Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
Lloyd deserves praise not pity after defying the longest odds
Jeff Lloyd has ripped up Australian racing's record books since a mini-stroke in 2013 when those closest to him told him he was mad to consider a comeback. Just don't feel sorry for him.
Portelli hopes his Golden Slipper dream is on time
Warwick Farm trainer Gary Portelli has dreamed of winning a Golden Slipper and his wife Kellie has dreamed of owning Rolex - now both could come true in 70 seconds at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon.
Ryan rates Trapeze Artist big chance for Black Opal-Golden Slipper double
Gerald Ryan is looking for the first Black Opal-Golden Slipper double since Frank Cleary's Catbird in 1999.
Trainer Danny O'Brien blasts Racing Victoria after winning cobalt appeal
Racing Victoria has been left bemused after a two-year campaign to convict racehorse trainers Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh on cobalt charges collapsed on Friday morning when VCAT said the case had to be dismissed.
Chautauqua in the shadow of Winx for dream George Ryder clash
The result of a clash with Winx in Saturday's George Ryder Stakes will not change Chautauqua in the eyes of co-trainer Michael Hawkes but it will decide his next run in The Championships.
Impavido from useless to Guineas contender
Bjorn Baker bought Impavido for a race like Saturday's Rosehill Guineas but he admits there have been times when he "thought he was useless".
Our Ivanhowe set to revel on Ranvet Stakes wet track
This is the wet day Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman has waited more than two years for with his German stayer Our Ivanhowe.
Winx is as good as ever: Bowman
A weight-for-age Caulfield Cup is a gamble worth taking while my gut feeling is Houtzen is the horse I would love to be riding in the Golden Slipper, writes Hugh Bowman.
Tribunal throws out cobalt charges against top-flight racing trainers
A Victorian tribunal has dismissed cobalt charges against Mark Kavanagh and Danny O'Brien.
Golden Slipper 2017: Tulip's time to bloom
Even deluge-affected ground cannot dim the brilliance of the Golden Slipper program, the best in Australia so far this season.
Inside Running: Weir chasing winning finish to Autumn carnival
With the Melbourne Autumn carnival slowly coming to an end it would seem Darren Weir is intent on finishing the way he started and that's with big race winners.
Farson looks to improve Valley credentials in group 2 Alister Clark
Gai Waterhouse is not one to ever talk down the performances of any of her horses, so some punters might have taken it as a bit of typical Gai hyperbole when she forecast a big future for her three-year-old gelding Farson after his recent win at Caulfield.
How punting on Winx could have bought you a home in Sydney
Australian wonder mare Winx has conquered the world - and backing her with a miserly $100 could have returned a head-spinning sum which would help crack Sydney's out of control real estate market.
The Slipper doesn't fit for Waterhouse this year but a Galaxy will do
There is always confidence around Gai Waterhouse when it comes to Golden Slipper day, but this year it is restricted to The Galaxy with a former Slipper runner-up in English.
Weir has a stranglehold on Blamey and then it's off to Sydney
While Darren Weir went close to achieving the much-coveted Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup double last week, it would seem the trainer will have a lot less difficulty winning the final major race of the VRC Autumn carnival on Saturday.