on what she’s done and the achievements she’s made but the most recent achievement (four Cox Plates) probably hasn’t sunk in yet,” Tighe said, a month after the milestone. “She seems to be able to defy the odds and keep winning. We have a great build-up before each race, a spectrum of feelings and things like that, but after the race you can sort of look at it and go, ‘I don’t know what we were all worried about’ because she just goes and does what she likes doing.” Often legends such asWinx can be seen as almost mythical creatures, superstars that simply do the job on the track. Her owners shared insight about her however away from the racetrack, which paints a picture of an “independent soul”. Kepitis described her as liking to “go about her business”. “In the early days she didn’t want to be brushed and she just pushed [strappers] Umut Odemislioglu and Candice Persijn off, but she was never nasty about it. She is a really happy and content horse who doesn’t want a lot of affection, doesn’t want a lot of cuddles or pats or anything like that, but if she’s in the mood for it, she’ll let you nuzzle up next to her and that’s a beautiful feeling.” Tighe agreed. “You wouldn’t say she’s a playful type of horse. She’s a very sensible woman who knows what she likes, and she does what she likes, so she looks after herself very well and knows what’s going on around her,” he said.
Winx winning the 2018 TAB Turnbull Stakes
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