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Horse racing: Winx sets world record with 17th group one flat win

Hugh Bowman on Winx wins the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, setting a new world record.
Hugh Bowman on Winx wins the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill Gardens in Sydney, setting a new world record. Photograph: Mark Evans/Getty Images

Champion mare Winx has won the George Ryder Stakes for the third straight year at Rosehill in Sydney, and set a world record with a 17th group one flat win.

It was her 24th-straight victory.

With Saturday’s win Winx move past the previous record of 16 set by American horse John Henry in 1984.

Jockey Hugh Bowman kisses his wife Christine as they celebrate after Winx broke the world record for group one flat wins at Rosehill.
Jockey Hugh Bowman kisses his wife Christine as they celebrate after Winx broke the world record for group one flat wins at Rosehill. Photograph: David Moir/AAP

Hugh Bowman rode the Chris Waller-trained Winx at Rosehill, sitting back initially, then launching a charge to the finish with 300 metres to go.

“What a special, special horse she is. I’m so grateful to be her jockey,” Bowman said after the race.

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