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Wondermare Winx delivers performance of a lifetime

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 22:  Hugh Bowman riding Winx winning Race 9, William Hill Cox Plate during Cox Plate Day at Moonee Valley Racecourse on October 22, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)
Winx overwhelms her rivals with a Cox Plate tour de force in October, when she beat Hartnell by eight lengths at Moonee ValleyCredit: Vince Caligiuri (Getty Images)

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Winx proved she is one of the best horses on the planet after landing the Cox Plate by an unbelievable eight lengths at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

The five-year-old stretched away from her rivals in a style akin to one of those mechanical arcade machines when one horse inexplicably bursts clear while the rest stutter and spin around on the spot.

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Sam WalkerRacing Post Reporter

Published on 26 October 2016inFeatures

Last updated 13:37, 26 October 2016

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