Is it time to re-evaluate the world’s best racing rankings?

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HAS there ever been a more spine-tingling weekend of racing?

From the spectacular return to the track for Winx to the second up, redemption-seeking Arrogate, all the big guns were on the track.

As always, the Twitterverse had its say over both races.

Stunning Winx delivers one of its best wins ever

It did not all go according to plan for the wondermare Winx in its search for an 18th straight win, but the result was a familiar one.

The champion missed the start by four lengths and the nation held its breath as the unthinkable scenario of Winx losing started to become a possibility.

Thankfully the horse – which now has won over $13 million – surged to the line to beat stablemate Foxplay in one of the most dynamic finishes you will see this year.

One punter captured the candid moment of the race live, and it is fair to say his reaction echoed the sigh of relief a lot of racing folks had on the line.

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For fans of other sports, it gave hope that their team could produce a similarly styled comeback to score the win.

Unfortunately, not every team has the thoroughbred qualities of our Winx.

Sorry Wallabies, we do not even think Hughy Bowman could have got you guys over the line.

Arrogate flops again on the big stage

If this does not put our Winx at the top of the world rankings for best racehorse, then there is something seriously wrong.

Superstar Arrogate lost its second consecutive race over the weekend, but put in a much better performance in the Group One Pacific Classic.

Comparisons came almost instantly following the defeat, this time to a notable retired English great.

https://twitter.com/davidjohnsonTF/status/899149162981322752

We think champions of the present should not be stacked against guns of the past, so we will leave those comparisons to the Twitterverse.

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The horse that won was no mug, but the calls for Arrogate to retire came thick and fast.

Others saw the calls for the champ to retire coming and treated them with the requisite disdain required.

https://twitter.com/rdickey249/status/899071857495752704

Retirement may not be on the cards, but the question is: where to now for Arrogate?

One Twitter user believes the horse still has one big race left in it.

Wherever it goes next, we hope it can end its fabulous career on a winning note, but let’s face it – it is time Winx leapfrogs its American counterpart into that number one ranking.

We concur.

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