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Rule, Andrew,

Winx : the authorised biography / Winx : the authorized biography Andrew Rule. - Sydney, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018. - xiv, 464 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm

Includes index.

Andrew Rule, her owners, her breeder, her trainer and her rider tell the real story behind the story of the world's greatest racehorse. 'She just exploded,' Bowman recalls of that moment, the wonder not dimmed by time and retelling. 'She put the race to sleep in three strides. It was like a fairy tale. A star was born that day.' She wins that first Cox Plate by nearly five lengths, running away. The performance makes her name. A win with X factor. Australia's world champion racehorse Winx has become a sporting giant, transcending racing in the same way that Muhammad Ali transcends boxing and Bradman transcends cricket. She is described by her trainer, Chris Waller, as a supreme athlete -- a world-class sprinter with a freakish ability to dominate longer distances 'like Usain Bolt running in 1500-metre races'. She is the Phar Lap of the modern age, and one of the greatest racehorses in 300 years of thoroughbred racing.

ISBN: 9781760631086 1760631086

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Winx (Race horse)
Race horses--Australia.
Horse racing--Australia.

LC Class. No.: SF355.W56 / R85 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 798.400994