Winx claims tenth Group 1 in a row to pass Frankel's top-level winning streak

Winx's record fourth Cox Plate victory also had some further international kudos attached to it as the 2018 race was her tenth consecutive Group 1 victory, which eclipsed the deeds of legendary pair Zenyatta and the unbeaten Frankel.

Zenyatta was the darling of the American turf winning her first 19 races – the final nine of them at the elite level.

She was retired after her astonishing defeat when beaten a head by Blame in the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic on her 20th start.

Frankel was unbeaten in 14 starts, stringing together a run of nine Group 1 victories from the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket in April 2011 to his Champion Stakes victory at Ascot in October 2012.

Winx's run of ten straight Group 1s began with the George Main Stakes win last year.

The Cox Plate win saw Winx stretch her winning sequence to 29, her tally at the highest level to 22 and her prize-money total to just shy of a record A$23 million (£12.6 million).

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