Superstar mare Winx is once again the main attraction at Randwick today when she chased her twentieth straight win in the Group 1 $500,000 Colgate Optic White Stakes (George Main Stakes) (1600m).
Winx, above, is the main attraction on George Main Stakes Day at Randwick. Photo by Steve Hart.
As well as Winx stepping out at Randwick today, the nine race program is full of talent all across the board and we will be giving race by race results throughout the day on races.com.au.
Winx will be taking on a seven other rivals in the 1600m weight for age event as she counts down the days to winning her third straight Group 1 $3m Ladbrokes Cox Plate (2040m) at The Valley on October 28.
The Group 2 Shorts (1100m) in a mini rehearsal for the $10m The Everest at Randwick on October 14 with Redzel, English, Fell Swoop taking on the Randwick specialist Chautauqua.
The three year old fillies will clash in the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) while the open class horses will do battle in the Group 3 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m) hoping to secure a spot in the Group 1 $1m Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick on September 30.
The Group 3 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m) will also prove to be a good guide in the lead up to the Group 1 $750,000 The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick on Epsom Handicap Day.
2017 George Main Stakes Day Results
Race 1 (12:15pm) $60,000 Highway Handicap (1000m)
Race 2 (12:50pm) $100,000 Shoot Out Mile (1600m)
Race 3 (1:25pm) Listed $125,000 Schweppes Heritage Stakes (1100m)
Race 4 (2:00pm) Group 3 $150,000 Bill Ritchie Handicap (1400m)
Race 5 (2:35pm) Group 2 $200,000 McGrath Estate Agents Tea Rose Stakes (1400m)
Race 6 (3:15pm) Group 1 $500,000 Colgate Optic White Stakes (George Main Stakes) (1600m)
Race 7 (3:55pm) Group 2 $200,000 Bowermans Office Furniture Shorts (1100m)
Race 8 (4:35pm) Group 3 $150,000 Kingston Town Stakes (2000m)
Race 9 (5:15pm) $100,000 BenchMark 84 Handicap (1200m)