Winx Stakes
Winx Stakes
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| Date: | Saturday, August 23, 2025 |
| Location: | Randwick Racecourse – Sydney, New South Wales |
| Prize Money: | $1,000,000 |
| Distance: | 1400m |
It seemed only fitting that one of the best horses of this generation got a race named in her honour.
In the tradition of superstar mare Black Caviar’s Lightning Stakes, Racing NSW decided to change the name of the Warwick Stakes to the Winx Stakes in 2018 after being known as the Warwick Stakes for almost 100 years.
The event has been used in recent years for Group 1 calibre runners to springboard their spring preperations, with the great mare, Winx using this race on multiple occassions to start her tilt at a Cox Plate.
2025 Winx Stakes Odds
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Winx Stakes betting sites are generally accessible via both desktop and mobile, with most having betting apps for Android and Smartphones.
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2025 Winx Stakes Final Field
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Previous Winx Stakes Fields
Named after the superstar Winx, many a Group 1 star have begun spring campaigns in the Winx Stakes. Check the previous fields of the Winx Stakes out here.
1. Buckaroo (8)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Joshua Parr
- W: 59kg
- F: x6535
- Age: 6YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Fastnet Rock
- Dam: Roheryn (IRE)
2. Detonator Jack (2)
- T: Ciaron Maher
- J: Jason Collett
- W: 59kg
- F: x8263
- Age: 6YO
- Colour: Brown
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Jakkalberry (IRE)
- Dam: Red Delicious (NZ)
3. Zeyrek (3)
- T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes
- J: Reece Jones
- W: 59kg
- F: x9269
- Age: 8YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam: Zerkaza (IRE)
4. Just Fine (4)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Rachel King
- W: 59kg
- F: x58x0
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: Sea The Stars (IRE)
- Dam: Bint Almatar (USA)
5. Riff Rocket (12)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Nash Rawiller
- W: 58.5kg
- F: x1131
- Age: 4YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Gelding
- Sire: American Pharaoh (USA)
- Dam: Missile Coda
6. Fangirl (9)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: James McDonald
- W: 57kg
- F: x21x4
- Age: 6YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Sebring
- Dam: Little Surfer Girl
7. Via Sistina (7)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Kerrin McEvoy
- W: 57kg
- F: x21x2
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Fastnet Rock
- Dam: Nigh (IRE)
8. Atishu (10)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Tyler Schiller
- W: 57kg
- F: x2318
- Age: 7YO
- Colour: Brown
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Savabeel
- Dam: Posy (NZ)
9. Zougotcha (6)
- T: Chris Waller
- J: Tommy Berry
- W: 57kg
- F: x111x
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Bay
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Zoustar
- Dam: Fast Talker
10. Semana (5)
- T: Ciaron Maher
- J: Dylan Gibbons
- W: 57kg
- F: x20x3
- Age: 5YO
- Colour: Chestnut
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Winning Rupert
- Dam: Festivity
11. Tropical Squall (11)
- T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
- J: Adam Hyeronimus
- W: 56.5kg
- F: x641x
- Age: 4YO
- Colour: Brown
- Sex: Mare
- Sire: Prized Icon
- Dam: Squalls
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Think It Over Kerry Parker Nash Rawiller 7 59kg 2 Zaaki Annabel Neasham Jamie Kah 8 59kg 3 Mo’unga Annabel Neasham Sam Clipperton 16 59kg 4 ArapahoBjorn BakerRachel King1959kg5 Francesco Guardi Chris Waller Jay Ford 6 59kg 6 Communist Michael Freedman Tyler Schiller 14 58.5kg 7 Golden Mile James Cummings Chad Schofield 2 58.5kg 8 Osipenko Chris Waller Brenton Avdulla 17 58.5kg 9 Lindermann Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 18 58.5kg 10 Major Beel Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 10 58.5kg 11 Duais Edward Cummings Jason Collett 9 57kg 12 Montefilia Chris Waller Dylan Gibbons 15 57kg 13 Fangirl Chris Waller James McDonald 11 57kg 14 Going GlobalChris WallerRegan Bayliss1357kg15 Princes Grace Chris Waller Brett Prebble 1 57kg 16 Hinged Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 5 57kg 17 King Colorado (1E) Ciaron Maher & David Eustace Louise Day 3 50.5kg 18 Navajo Peak (2E) David Payne Joshua Parr 12 59kg 19 Attrition (3E)Mitchell FreedmanTBC458.5kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1
Mo’unga Annabel Neasham Tommy Berry 2 59kg 2
Stockman Joseph Pride Sam Clipperton 6 59kg 3
Anamoe James Cummings James McDonald 1 58.5kg 4
Profondo Richard Litt Brenton Avdulla 7 58.5kg 5
Hilal Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes William Pike 3 58.5kg 6
Benaud John O’Shea Reece Jones (a) 4 58.5kg 7
DuaisEdward CummingsJoshua Parr557kg8
Forbidden Love Michael Freedman Rachel King 10 57kg 9
Icebath Brad Widdup Kerrin McEvoy 8 57kg 10
Fangirl Chris Waller Hugh Bowman 9 56.5kg 11
Hinged Chris Waller Nash Rawiller 11 56.5kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1
Kolding Chris Waller Tim Clark 10 59kg 2
Think It Over Kerry Parker Brenton Avdulla 2 59kg 3
Cascadian James Cummings Hugh Bowman 7 59kg 4
Dreamforce John Thompson Nash Rawiller 11 59kg 5
Imaging Chris Waller Kathy O’Hara 6 59kg 6
Star Of The Seas Chris Waller Jay Ford 9 59kg 7
Keiai Nautique Matthew Smith Glen Boss 4 59kg 8
Master Of Wine Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Regan Bayliss 8 59kg 9
Brandenburg John Sargent Rachel King 13 59kg 10
Mount Popa Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Joshua Parr 1 59kg 11
Mo’unga Annabel Neasham Tommy Berry 12 58.5kg 12
Verry Elleegant Chris Waller James McDonald 5 57kg 13
She’s Ideel Bjorn Baker Jason Collett 14 57kg 14
Hungry Heart Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 3 56.5kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1
Dreamforce John Thompson Brenton Avdulla 16 59kg 2
The Bostonian Tony Pike Jay Ford 1 59kg 3
AviliusJames CummingsRobbie Dolan1359kg4
Fierce Impact Matthew Smith Jason Collett 4 59kg 5
Kolding Chris Waller Glen Boss 18 59kg 6
Imaging Chris Waller Kathy O’Hara 17 59kg 7
Master Of Wine Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Tommy Berry 11 59kg 8
Niccanova Steve Tregea Regan Bayliss 8 59kg 9
Star Of The Seas Chris Waller Sam Clipperton 15 59kg 10
Quackerjack Mark Newnham Joshua Parr 14 59kg 11
Brandenburg John Sargent Rachel King 12 58.5kg 12
Verry Elleegant Chris Waller James McDonald 10 57kg 13
Melody Belle Jamie Richards Kerrin McEvoy 6 57kg 14
Con Te Partiro Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 2 57kg 15
Flit James Cummings Glyn Schofield 5 56.5kg 16
FunstarChris WallerN/A356.5kg17
Wolfe (1E) Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Adam Hyeronimus 9 59kg 18
Zebrowski (2E) Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes Koby Jennings 7 58.5kg
2024 Winx Stakes result
1st – Via Sistina (+1000)
2nd – Zougotcha (+130)
3rd – Fangirl (-250)
Recent Winx Stakes winners
- The Chris Waller-trained Via Sistina ($11.00) has defied a severe drift with horse racing bookmakers to claim the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m). After opening as short as $5.50 after the barrier draw on Thursday morning, the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) winner was friendless in the market prior to jumping in the $1 million feature, with most pundits suggesting the 1400m would be short of her best trip. The race shaped out perfectly for the daughter of Fastnet Rock, with Kerrin McEvoy biding his time towards the rear of the field, as the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Tropical Squall ($9.00) powered across to lead the quality field of 12. The well-supported Zougotcha ($6.50) was ridden to hold a position outside the leader before putting the foot down turning for home, with Tommy Berry trying to pinch the race aboard the three-time Group 1 winner, as the short-priced favourite Fangirl ($2.50) forced to make a wide run under James McDonald. Zougotcha seemed to be travelling best in the final 200m, however, it was Via Sistina coming with a withering burst along the inside, with McEvoy able to avoid the traffic as he didn’t go around a horse to claim victory.
- Fangirl ($5) finally chalked up her second career Group 1 victory with a barnstorming performance in the 2023 Group 1 Winx Stakes. The Chris Waller-trained mare was all the rage when markets opened on Wednesday afternoon, getting into as short as $4; however, with rain hitting the track on Wednesday and Thursday, punters were nervous about conditions heading into the weekend. This meant a drifting second favourite prior to race-day, but with the drying conditions, punters were willing to back the multiple Group 1 performer. It paid the ultimate dividends as Fangirl produced an explosive turn-of-foot under James McDonald to career away with prize, heading past stablemate Princess Grace ($21) who was bold on the wrong part of the track. Zaaki ($4) and Jamie Kah weren’t far away finishing in third position, while the likes of Hinged ($14), Think It Over ($14), King Colorado ($10) and Osipenko ($21) all finished off their races respectably with bigger targets in the spring. It was Fangirl, however, who found the winner’s enclosure for the first time since March of 2022, when taking out the Vinery Stakes as a three-year-old.
- Deemed by many as the best three-year-old of his crop, the James Cummings-trained Anamoe showed he has plenty left to give as a four-year-old when proving dominant in the 2022 Group 1 Winx Stakes fresh off a spell. Aided by a perfect steer from barrier one from James McDonald, the Godolphin runner hardly had to go around a horse in running when sticking to the rails throughout the home straight and going on to record a fourth win at Group 1 level and claiming a win at the highest level as a two-year-old, three-year-old and and now as a four-year-old.
- With all eyes on the resuming Caulfield Cup winner Verry Elleegant, it was Mo’unga who went one better than his rival; claiming the 2021 Winx Stakes. With Verry Elleegant sitting three wide the trip, it was the Annabel Neasham-trained Mo”unga who enjoyed an economical run in transit, which ultimately proved the difference as the four-year-old went on to score by a neck on the line. Having taken out the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas earlier in the year during The Championships, the win in the Winx Stakes is set to give Mo’unga the perfect building block heading towards a Cox Plate campaign.
- Having been set towards a Caulfield Cup / Melbourne Cup campaign, many were not giving Verry Elleegant much hope over the 1400m in the Winx Stakes. However, with plenty of guts and determination the Chris Waller-trained mare kicked off her campaign with another Group 1 win. Having been headed in the home straight by eventual runner-up Star Of The Seas, Verry Elleegant dug deep under urgings from James McDonald to get her nose down in time to claim victory holding out Star Of The Seas and Fierce Impact in a photo finish.
- All eyes were on Avilius and Happy Clapper heading into the 2019 Winx Stakes, but it was the Bjorn Baker-trained Samadoubt who caused a massive upset. Under a perfect steer from Tim Clark out in front, Samadoubt kept finding under Clark to hold out Happy Clapper and Invincible Gem in the concluding stages to claim his maiden Group 1 success as a $31 chance.
- Running in her very own race for the first time there was little doubt that Winx would deliver the goods. After jumping much better than she did 12 months earlier the mighty mare took her time but eventually gobbled up the opposition at the 200m and stormed away to win with consummate ease. The big surprise of the race was Invinctus King’s astonishing run to claim second at place odds of $23.50
- It was meant to be a walk in the park for Winx as the great one resumed en route to a third crack at the Cox Plate. The great one reared at the gates however and was left trailing the backmarker by several lengths at the start. In typical Winx fashion however the mare did what was required and stormed home in the shadows of the post to topple stablemate Foxplay.
- We were only just beginning to scratch the surface on Winx’s unbridled talent, but this display showcased exactly why she was named the world’s best horse just a year later. In a field that boasted plenty of Group 1 talent, Winx shadowed Rebel Dane coming into the corner before bursting away from the field to record a punishing win.
- After winning the ATC Oaks in spectacular fashion many expected Royal Descent to be the next big thing of Australian racing, but it didn’t exactly pan out that way. The horse would go on to run in 18-straight races without a win before pulling out all the stops to win in the latter stages of the 2015 Warwick Stakes. The horse would go on to run in five more fruitless races.
- In a star-studded race that contained the likes of 2015 winner Royal Descent, Kiwi Tiger Tees had two things on his side – race fitness and a love of wet weather. The driving rain saw the gelding firm right up in the betting and it proved to be the right play as the son of Dubawi powered away from them late in the piece to record a strong win.
- Not many gave $21 outsider Veyron a hope heading into the 2013 edition of the 2013 Warwick Stakes, but the New Zealand import had good enough form across the Tasman to suggest it could be a winner. Rain Affair was the short priced favourite, but after getting hassled most of the way by Streama, Veyron pounced and won by a half head.
Winx Stakes winners
| Winx Stakes Past Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2023 | Via Sistina | Kerrin McEvoy | Chris Waller |
| 2023 | Fangirl | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 2022 | Anamoe | James McDonald | James Cummings |
| 2021 | Mo’unga | Tommy Berry | Annabel Neasham |
| 2020 | Verry Elleegant | James McDonald | Chris Waller |
| 2019 | Samadoubt | Tim Clark | Bjorn Baker |
| 2018 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2017 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2016 | Winx | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2015 | Royal Descent | Hugh Bowman | Chris Waller |
| 2014 | Tiger Tees | Glyn Schofield | Joseph Pride |
| 2013 | Veyron | Christian Reith | Linda Laing |
| 2012 | Pinwheel | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden |
| 2011 | Pinwheel | Kerrin McEvoy | Peter Snowden |
| 2010 | Metal Bender | Tim Clark | Chris Waller |
| 2009 | Trusting | Chris Munce | Jason Coyle |
| 2008 | Racing To Win | Hugh Bowman | John O’Shea |
| 2007 | Race Not Held | ||
| 2006 | Court’s In Session | Lenny Beasley | Guy Walter |
| 2005 | Sir Dex | Zac Purton | Gregory Hickman |
| 2004 | Private Steer | Glen Boss | John O’Shea |
| 2003 | Lonhro | Darren Beadman | John Hawkes |
| 2002 | Defier | Chris Munce | Guy Walter |
| 2001 | Lonhro | Darryl McLellan | John Hawkes |
| 2000 | Al Mansour | Darren Beadman | John Size |
Winx Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000
| Winx Stakes Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Sunline | ||
| 1998 | What Can I Say | ||
| 1997 | Filante | ||
| 1996 | Filante | ||
| 1995 | Star Dancer | ||
| 1994 | March Hare | ||
| 1993 | Prince Of Praise | ||
| 1992 | Shaftesbury Avenue | ||
| 1991 | Super Impose | ||
| 1990 | Super Impose | ||
| 1989 | Groucho | ||
| 1988 | Flotilla | ||
| 1987 | Pablo’s Pulse | ||
| 1986 | Riverdale | ||
| 1985 | Castanillia | ||
| 1984 | Phillip | ||
| 1983 | Yoyangamble | ||
| 1982 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1981 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1980 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1979 | Gypsy Kingdom | ||
| 1978 | Party’s Pride | ||
| 1977 | Proficient | ||
| 1976 | Purple Patch | ||
| 1975 | Silver Shadow | ||
| 1974 | Jenarkol | ||
| 1973 | Longfella | ||
| 1972 | Nippon | ||
| 1971 | Ricochet | ||
| 1970 | Royal Show | ||
| 1969 | Fair Law | ||
| 1968 | Swift Peter | ||
| 1967 | Gay Gauntlet | ||
| 1966 | Prince Max | ||
| 1965 | Gay Gauntlet | ||
| 1964 | Royal Sovereign | ||
| 1963 | Cele’s Image | ||
| 1962 | Sky High | ||
| 1961 | Sky High | ||
| 1960 | Sparkler | ||
| 1959 | Up And Coming | ||
| 1958 | Grey Ghost | ||
| 1957 | Tulloch | ||
| 1956 | El Khobar | ||
| 1955 | Prince Cortauld | ||
| 1954 | Tarien | ||
| 1953 | Tarien | ||
| 1952 | Foreign Exchange | ||
| 1951 | San Domenico | ||
| 1950 | San Domenico | ||
| 1949 | The Groom | ||
| 1948 | Septet | ||
| 1947 | Victory Lad | ||
| 1946 | Bernborough | ||
| 1945 | Removal | ||
| 1944 | Flight | ||
| 1943 | Katanga | ||
| 1942 | Yaralla | ||
| 1941 | High Caste | ||
| 1940 | Beaulivre | ||
| 1939 | Defaulter | ||
| 1938 | Stretto | ||
| 1937 | Allunga | ||
| 1936 | Talking | ||
| 1935 | Rogilla/Silver King | ||
| 1934 | Chatham | ||
| 1933 | Chatham | ||
| 1932 | Johnnie Jason | ||
| 1931 | Johnnie Jason | ||
| 1930 | Amounis | ||
| 1929 | Limerick | ||
| 1928 | Limerick | ||
| 1927 | Limerick | ||
| 1926 | Windbag | ||
| 1925 | Whittier | ||
| 1924 | Glentruin | ||
| 1923 | Sunburst | ||
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Winx Stakes odds are available at the top online bookmakers well in advance of the group 1 racing feature, with bookies like Ladbrokes, Neds, Unibet and bet365 at the forefront.
To bet on the Winx Stakes you need to create an account at an online bookies, with this a matter of filling in a digital form with your personal details, like your name, address, email address and date of birth.
You will then need to find odds for the Winx Stakes, which can be found under horse racing, and depending on how long until the race jumps navigate to the futures or outright markets.
If Winx Stakes raceday is close you will just navigate to the Randwick meeting for the date that corresponds with the group 1 race.
If it is Winx Stakes race day, you will be able to place many different types of bets on the feature, including to win, place or even finish in the top four. Basically Winx Stakes betting will vary from bookie to bookie, but you can rest assured there will be odds available.