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The Winx Stakes – formerly the Warwick Stakes – is one of the country’s newest Group 1 races upgraded from its previous Group 2 status for the first time in 2018 and renamed in honour of the world’s best mare – Winx.

The Royal Randwick race is held at the very start of the esteemed Sydney Spring Racing Carnival giving Sydney bragging rights to the opening Group 1 race of the spring since the upgrade. The feature event of Winx Stakes Day, the race is run over 1400m under weight-for-age conditions and the prize money was doubled from $250,000 to $500,000 for the first time in 2018.

Runners in the Winx Stakes may have previously competed in the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1100m), another weight-for-age event at Randwick two weeks prior. So, it is always a good tip to watch for the dominant horses in these earlier weight-for-age events as an indication for your Warwick Stakes bets.

The race’s now namesake Winx won the race first-up in 2016, again in 2017 and then became a three-time champion of the event in 2018 shortly before she retired from racing.

Winx Stakes entries may progress on to the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) in two weeks’ time if they are looking for a middle distance WFA event, the double completed by Winx in 2017.

The Group 1 George Main Stakes (1600m WFA) in September is also an option for Winx Stakes graduates and Winx won both races three times on the trot from 2016-18. The Warwick Stakes / George Main Stakes is a popular betting double at the carnival and other horses to claim victory in both races include Lonhro (2003) and Defier (2002).

Trainer Chris Waller of Winx fame has dominated the Winx Stakes results winning the event formerly known as the Warwick Stakes for a record sixth time in 2020 with his classy mare Verry Elleegant who went on to win that year’s Caulfield Cup.

Waller and Verry Elleegant narrowly missed out on another win in 2021 finishing second to Mo’unga.

The 2021 Winx Stakes ran at Randwick on Saturday August 21, 2021 and was won in a fighting finish by Mo’unga first-up. 

Winx Stakes
Date:	Saturday August 21, 2021
Track:	Royal Randwick Racecourse
Distance:	1400m
Conditions:	Weight-for-age
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1923

2021 Winx Stakes Results

• 1st: #11 Mo’unga
• 2nd: #12 Verry Elleegant
• 3rd: #13 She’s Ideel

Annabel Neasham’s returning Rosehill Guineas winner Mo’unga ($11) was excellent first-up at double-figures holding off last year’s winner, eight-time Group 1 winning mare Verry Elleegant ($4.20) in a thrilling late finish to the Winx Stakes 2021 results.

The race was marred by the breaking down of the ill-fated Brandenburg.

Click here to read more on the gutsy win by Mo’unga in the 2021 Winx Stakes results.

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	11	MO’UNGA (NZ)	Annabel Neasham	Tommy Berry		12	58.5kg		$11
	2	12	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	0.24L	5	57kg		$4.20F
	3	13	SHE’S IDEEL	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	0.31L	14	57kg		$51
	4	7	KEIAI NAUTIQUE (JPN)	Matthew Smith	Glen Boss	0.37L	4	59kg		$41
	5	3	CASCADIAN (GB)	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	0.48L	7	59kg		$6.50
	6	2	THINK IT OVER	Kerry Parker	James Innes Jnr	0.66L	2	59kg		$7.50
	7	5	IMAGING (GB)	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	1.76L	6	59kg		$14
	8	14	HUNGRY HEART	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	1.8L	3	56.5kg		$14
	9	1	KOLDING (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tim Clark	1.83L	10	59kg		$6.50
	10	8	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Regan Bayliss	2.5L	8	59kg		$61
	11	4	DREAMFORCE	John Thompson	Andrew Adkins	3.33L	11	59kg		$19
	12	10	MOUNT POPA (IRE)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	3.39L	1	59kg		$18
	13	6	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	4.98L	9	59kg		$26
	LR	9	BRANDENBURG (NZ)	John Sargent	Ms Rachel King		13	59kg		$21

*Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2021 Winx Stakes Odds

The latest Winx Stakes 2021 odds and betting market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the race formerly known as the Warwick Stakes will be provided below once open.

2021 Winx Stakes Field

The Winx Stakes field attracts a line-up of smart Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival middle-distance hopefuls, many kicking off their campaigns with an eye on other upcoming Group 1 events including the George Main Stakes.

Formerly the Warwick Stakes field, the race is now run as a Group 1 and known as the Winx Stakes with final acceptances closing the Wednesday of race week.

The official Winx Stakes 2021 final field and barriers will be made available below once announced.

A star-studded line-up of 14 spring stars does battle in the Winx Stakes 2021 field including Chris Waller’s defending champion Verry Elleegant drawn well in gate five first-up.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2021 Winx Stakes field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	10x22501x5	KOLDING (NZ)	Chris Waller	Tim Clark	10	59kg			116
2	5103x1214x	THINK IT OVER	Kerry Parker	Brenton Avdulla	2	59kg			114
3	0825x3413x	CASCADIAN (GB)	James Cummings	Hugh Bowman	7	59kg			112
4	0x017x528x	DREAMFORCE	John Thompson	Nash Rawiller	11	59kg			111
5	4303x2007x	IMAGING (GB)	Chris Waller	Ms Kathy O’Hara	6	59kg			107
6	095x41690x	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jay Ford	9	59kg			107
7	04654x300x	KEIAI NAUTIQUE (JPN)	Matthew Smith	Glen Boss	4	59kg			105
8	04508x663x	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Regan Bayliss	8	59kg			105
9	876x00134x	BRANDENBURG (NZ)	John Sargent	Ms Rachel King	13	59kg			104
10	13x41x211x	MOUNT POPA (IRE)	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Joshua Parr	1	59kg			103
11	117x32107x	MO’UNGA (NZ)	Annabel Neasham	Tommy Berry	12	58.5kg			107
12	4117x3112x	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	Chris Waller	James McDonald	5	57kg			122
13	325x32324x	SHE’S IDEEL	Bjorn Baker	Jason Collett	14	57kg			102
14	227x78111x	HUNGRY HEART	Chris Waller	Kerrin McEvoy	3	56.5kg			106

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2021 Winx Stakes Nominations

The Winx Stakes 2021 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to the opening Group 1 race of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, the full list of early entries contesting the race formerly known as the Warwick Stakes to be published below.

Trainer Chris Waller chases his seventh success in Saturday’s Winx Stakes 2021 headlining the nominations with five nominations led by last year’s champion Verry Elleegant.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	4117x3112x	VERRY ELLEEGANT (NZ)	M	6	Chris Waller	1	57kg			122
2	10x22501x5	KOLDING (NZ)	G	6	Chris Waller	2	59kg			116
3	5103x1214x	THINK IT OVER	G	6	Kerry Parker	3=	59kg			114
4	561x12454x	COLETTE	M	5	James Cummings	3=	57kg			114
5	0825x3413x	CASCADIAN (GB)	G	7	James Cummings	5	59kg			112
6	0x017x528x	DREAMFORCE	G	9	John Thompson	6	59kg			111
7	4303x2007x	IMAGING (GB)	G	7	Chris Waller	7=	59kg			107
8	095x41690x	STAR OF THE SEAS (NZ)	G	7	Chris Waller	7=	59kg			107
9	117x32107x	MO’UNGA (NZ)	H	4	Annabel Neasham	7=	58.5kg			107
10	227x78111x	HUNGRY HEART	M	4	Chris Waller	10	56.5kg			106
11	04654x300x	KEIAI NAUTIQUE (JPN)	H	7	Matthew Smith	11=	59kg			105
12	04508x663x	MASTER OF WINE (GER)	G	7	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	11=	59kg			105
13	876x00134x	BRANDENBURG (NZ)	G	5	John Sargent	13	59kg			104
14	13x41x211x	MOUNT POPA (IRE)	G	7	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	14	59kg			103
15	325x32324x	SHE’S IDEEL	M	6	Bjorn Baker	15	57kg			102

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Warwick Stakes / Winx Stakes History

The Winx Stakes (formerly the Warwick Stakes) has a long and rich history dating back to its inaugural race in 1923 when Sunburst won. It started out as a principal race run over seven furlongs and the distance was converted to 1400m in 1972. Not long after in 1979 the event reached Group 2 status, one year before the mighty Kingston Town won his first of an eventual three successive Warwick Stakes in 1980. For one year in 2001 the race distance was decreased to 1300m and the event was not held in 2007 due to the equine virus.

The Winx Stakes received an upgrade to Group 1 status for the first time in 2018 and was also renamed in honour of the 2016-18 winner, champion mare Winx.

Winx Stakes history continued for Chris Waller in 2020 with the master horseman winning for the sixth time as Verry Elleegant beat home stablemate Star Of The Seas in a thrilling photo finish.

Verry Elleegant returned to run second as the beaten favourite behind Mo’unga in 2021 in a race marred by the fatal fall of Brandenburg.

Many quality horses have graced the Warwick Stakes and notable winners include Winx (2016-18), Racing To Win (2008), Lonhro (2003 & 2001), Sunline (1991), Super Impose (1991 & 1990) and Groucho (1989).

Warwick Stakes / Winx Stakes Records
Most Successful Horse:	Kingston Town won three successive Warwick Stakes in 1980, 1981 and 1982. He was ridden by jockey M. Johnston for all three victories; Johnston is the only hoop to win three Warwick Stakes in a row. Winx emulated that feat with three straight wins from 2016-18. She won the event in 2016 and 2017 when it ran as the Warwick Stakes before her third victory in 2018 in the race then renamed in her honour.
Most Successful Jockey:	D. Munro won an incredible six Warwick Stakes with Rogilla (1935), Allunga (1937), Beaulivre (1940), Katanga (1943), Removal (1945) and Tarien (1954).
Multiple Winners:	Johnnie Jason (1931 & 1932), Chatham (1933 & 1934), San Domenico (1949 & 1950), Tarien (1953 & 1954), Sky High (1961 & 1962), Gay Gauntlet (1965 & 1967), Super Impose (1990 & 1991), Filante (1996 & 1997), Lonhro (2001 & 2003), Pinwheel (2011-12), Winx (2016-17) and of course Kingston Town (1980 – 1982).
Heaviest Weighted Victor (since 1970):	Racing To Win (2008) with 59.0kg
Lightest Weighted Victor (since 1970):	Silver Shadow (1975) with 47.5kg

Recent Winx Stakes / Warwick Stakes Winners

The official list of Warwick Stakes / Winx Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to 2000 can be found below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2021 Winx Stakes	1st	Mo’unga	1 minute 22.12 seconds
	2nd	Verry Elleegant
	3rd	She’s Ideel
2020 Winx Stakes	1st	Verry Elleegant	1 minute 23.26 seconds
	2nd	Star Of The Seas
	3rd	Fierce Impact
2019 Winx Stakes	1st	Samadoubt	1 minute 21.05 seconds
	2nd	Happy Clapper
	3rd	Invincible Gem
2018 Winx Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 22.5 seconds
	2nd	Invictus Prince
	3rd	D’Argento
2017 Warwick Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 21.8 seconds
	2nd	Foxplay
	3rd	Ecuador
2016 Warwick Stakes	1st	Winx	1 minute 23.83 seconds
	2nd	Hartnell
	3rd	Rebel Dane
2015 Warwick Stakes	1st	Royal Descent	1 minute 21.57 seconds
	2nd	Pornichet
	3rd	Messene
2014 Warwick Stakes	1st	Tiger Tees	1 minute 27.73 seconds
	2nd	Royal Descent
	3rd	Criterion
2013 Warwick Stakes	1st	Veyron	1 minute 21.55 seconds
	2nd	Streama
	3rd	Rain Affair
2012 Warwick Stakes	1st	Pinwheel	1 minute 22.59 seconds
	2nd	Secret Admirer
	3rd	Danleigh
2011 Warwick Stakes	1st	Pinwheel	1 minute 25.86 seconds
	2nd	Ilovethiscity
	3rd	Startsmeup
2010 Warwick Stakes	1st	Metal Bender	1 minute 24.2 seconds
	2nd	Triple Honour
	3rd	Danleigh
2009 Warwick Stakes	1st	Trusting	1 minute 21.5 seconds
	2nd	O’lonhro
	3rd	Mr Baritone
2008 Warwick Stakes	1st	Racing To Win	1 minute 24.5 seconds
	2nd	Gallant Tess
	3rd	Danzippo
2007 Warwick Stakes	Race Not Held
2006 Warwick Stakes	1st	Courts In Session	1 minute 23.3 seconds
	2nd	Racing To Win
	3rd	Desert War
2005 Warwick Stakes	1st	Sir Dex	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Dizelle
	3rd	Sportsman
2004 Warwick Stakes	1st	Private Steer	1 minute 22.7 seconds
	2nd	So Assertive
	3rd	Niello
2003 Warwick Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 24.3 seconds
	2nd	Clanalang
	3rd	Defier
2002 Warwick Stakes	1st	Defier	1 minute 22.8 seconds
	2nd	Lonhro
	3rd	Republic Lass
2001 Warwick Stakes	1st	Lonhro	1 minute 17.3 seconds
	2nd	Diamond Dane
	3rd	Shogun Lodge
2000 Warwick Stakes	1st	Al Mansour	1 minute 14.7 seconds
	2nd	Hire
	3rd	Celestial Choir