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Her 37 victories matched the career record of Phar Lap, while she extended the record of Group One wins she took sole possession of last month with her 23rd win.

Comparisons with Phar Lap have abounded this week with some suggesting Winx’s record meant she had now surpassed the champion thoroughbred of the 1920s and 1930s as Australia’s greatest racehorse.

They've typically stemmed from the sporting field, or over who can lay claim to celebrities, or "Australia's" greatest racehorse, the New Zealand-born Phar Lap.

Don’t miss Phar Lap, the racehorse who was Australia’s national hero before World War II. Entry $10.10, free for children.

The crowds adored him, shouting “Ride ’em, cowboy!” as he powered down the stretch on his good-luck piece, a battered kangaroo leather saddle once carried by Phar Lap, the greatest racehorse in Australian history.