Chapter One
1 Adam Pengilly, ‘Winx’s breeder John Camilleri not one for headlines’, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 2016
2 ‘Fairway, Fireworks and Lunch with Harry’, Arrowfield.com.au, undated.
3 Tony Arrold, ‘Winx’s mum’s future plans are travelling along nicely’, The Australian, 21 August 2017
4 Mary Burgess, ‘Winx’s New Zealand story’, NZThoroughbred.co.nz, 18 May 2017
5 ‘Training the offspring of Street Cry’, Bloodhorse.com, 30 January 2010
Chapter Two
1 Nathan Exelby, ‘Baby Winx catwalk material’, Courier-Mail, 8 August 2017
2 Patrick Bartley, ‘Racing bug pays off for John Camilleri’, The Age, 1 April 2016
3 Nathan Exelby, ‘Baby Winx catwalk material’, Courier-Mail, 8 August 2017
4 Ken Callander, ‘Chris Waller’s meteoric rise driven by fear of failure’, Herald Sun, 3 November 2014
5 Alice Wasley, ‘The horse whisperer’, The Sunday Telegraph, 1 October 2017
6 Courtney Walsh, ‘Paddy Busuttin and Chris Waller: the mentor who trained the trainer’, The Australian, 19 October 2013
7 Chris Roots, ‘Waller: The thing I learnt early on was to work harder and harder’, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 2013
8 Ibid.
9 Andrew Webster, ‘Chris Waller: the silent achiever’, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 2014
10 Ibid.
11 Ibid.
12 Alice Wasley, ‘The horse whisperer’, The Sunday Telegraph, 1 October 2017
13 Ibid.
14 Sharon Hunt, ‘Winx Is The Word’, nswroa.com.au 2016
15 John Schell, ‘Hand up if you think Woppitt has the legs’, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 October 2007
16 Nathan Exelby, ‘Tighe living the dream with wonder mare Winx’, Courier-Mail, 27 October 2017
17 ‘Treweeke family’s links to champion racehorses’, queenslandcountrylife.com.au, 26 October 2016
18 ‘Winx’, 60 Minutes, Channel 9, 17 September 2017
19 John Ellicott, ‘Winx’s part-owner grew up in bush, overcame family tragedy’, The Land, 27 October 2017
20 Fiona Carruthers, ‘How Ingham family scion Debbie Kepitis discovered racehorse Winx’, Australian Financial Review, 28 March 2017
21 John Ellicott, ‘Winx’s part-owner grew up in bush, overcame family tragedy’, The Land, 27 October 2017
Chapter Three
1 Andrew Rule, ‘World-class Winx the Cathy Freeman of horse racing – born to run’, Sunday Herald Sun, 15 October 2016
2 ‘Winx’, 60 Minutes, Channel 9, 17 September 2017
3 Ray Thomas, ‘Wives of Chris Waller and Hugh Bowman reveal how their lives have changed inside the Winx “bubble”’, Daily Telegraph, 11 April 2018
4 Chris Roots, ‘Waller: The thing I learnt early on was to work harder and harder’, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 January 2013
5 Leo Schlink, ‘Nudge, nudge, Winx, Winx . . . meet Chris Waller, practical joker’, Herald Sun, 27 October 2017
6 Andrew Webster, ‘“Boys, she’s no good”. The untold story of how Chris Waller almost gave up on Winx. Sydney Morning Herald, 27 October 2017
7 Russell Gould, ‘Support crew happy to have played part in amazing Winx tale’, Herald Sun, 15 September 2017
Chapter Four
1 Steve Moran, ‘Not even Winx’s owners could dream of the ride the champion has taken them on’, anzbloodstocknews.com, 25 October 2017
2 Ray Thomas, ‘Chris Waller’s unbeaten Winx stamps herself as a future classic filly’, Sunday Telegraph, 28 June 2014
3 Russell Gould, ‘Support crew happy to have played part in amazing Winx tale’, Herald Sun, 15 September 2017
4 Ray Thomas, ‘Unbeaten filly Winx claims prized scalps in Furious Stakes at Randwick’, Herald Sun, 5 September 2014
Chapter Five
1 Clinton Payne, ‘2015 Light Fingers Stakes – What the jockeys said’, Racenet.com.au, 14 February 2015
2 Russell Gould, ‘Support crew happy to have played part in amazing Winx tale’, Herald Sun, 15 September 2017
Chapter Six
1 Tom Walter, ‘2015 Vinery Stud Stakes – A new ball game’, Racenet.com.au, 26 March 2015
2 Nathan Exelby, ‘Australian Oaks 2015: Winx poised to add to Queenslander owners’ good fortunes’, Courier-Mail, 10 April 2015
3 Matt Stewart, ‘Blinkers Off: The city that forgot racing as taxies and crowds alike avoid Royal Randwick’, Herald Sun, 12 April 2015
4 Nathan Exelby ‘Winx’s last defeat in ATC Oaks still clear in co-owner Peter Tighe’s mind’, Courier-Mail, 11 April 2018
5 Chris Roots, ‘Premier trainer Chris Waller’s fine fillies ready to shine in Australian Oaks’, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April 2015
6 Andrew Webster, ‘“Boys, she’s no good” The untold story of how Chris Waller almost gave up on Winx’, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 October 2017
Chapter Seven
1 Glenn McFarlane, ‘How super mum Debbie Kepitis came to own super mare Winx’, Herald Sun, 7 October 2017
2 Nathan Exelby ‘Winx’s last defeat in ATC Oaks still clear in co-owner Peter Tighe’s mind’, Courier-Mail, 11 April 2018
3 Ibid.
4 Robert Craddock, ‘Jockey Larry Cassidy remembers his ride on Aussie super horse Winx at Caloundra’, Courier-Mail, 7 October 2017
5 Brad Davidson, ‘Ballet Suite can dance away with Group 1, says form expert Vince Accardi’, Courier-Mail, 29 May 2015
6 Ibid.
7 Ray Thomas, ‘The moment Chris Waller knew he had a champion in Winx’, Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2017
Chapter Eight
1 Ray Thomas, ‘Winx faces toughest test in years in Queen Elizabeth Stakes, says jockey Hugh Bowman’, Daily Telegraph, 13 April 2018
2 Thomas Hackett, ‘Winx Records Incredible Theo Marks Stakes Victory’, Horseracing.com.au, 12 September 2015
Chapter Nine
1 Ray Hickson, ‘Debbie Kepitis hopes Sadler’s Lake can end Ingham family’s Group 1 drought in Randwick feature’, Daily Telegraph, 29 September 2015
2 Ray Thomas, ‘Winx faces toughest test in years in Queen Elizabeth Stakes, says jockey Hugh Bowman’, Daily Telegraph, 13 April 2018
Chapter Ten
1 Henry John Rous, ‘On Handicapping’, Bell’s Life, 1862, retrieved from trove.nla.gov.au
2 Philip Herringer, ‘Thoroughbred Horse Racing in Australia’, tbheritage.com, 2006
3 Ray Thomas, ‘The moment Chris Waller knew he had a champion in Winx’, Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2017
4 Steve Moran, ‘Not even Winx’s owners could dream of the ride the champion has taken them on’, anzbloodstocknews.com, 25 October 2017
5 Bruce Clark, ‘An unlikely alliance with two chances of winning the Cox Plate’, g1x.com.au, October 2015
6 Steve Moran, ‘Not even Winx’s owners could dream of the ride the champion has taken them on’, anzbloodstocknews.com, 25 October 2017
7 Glenn McFarlane, ‘How super mum Debbie Kepitis came to own super mare Winx’, Herald Sun, 7 October 2017
8 Adam Pengilly, ‘Vertigo can’t stop octogenarian Winx owner living the dream from his lounge room’, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October 2015
9 Ibid.
10 ‘Shades of Sunline – Winx’s Cox Plate’, Waller Weekly News/cwallerracing.com, October 2015
Chapter Eleven
1 Ray Thomas, ‘Acid test of Winx’s champion qualities’, Daily Telegraph, 11 February 2016
2 Ibid.
3 Caryl Williamson, ‘Winx ready for Apollo return’, AAP, February 2016
4 Ray Thomas, ‘The moment Chris Waller knew he had a champion in Winx’, Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2017
Chapter Twelve
1 Chris Roots, ‘Winx looks to make it sixth time lucky against First Seal in George Ryder Stakes’, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 2016
2 Ibid.
3 Radio interview with RSN 927, 18 March 2016
4 Chris Roots, ‘Superstar Winx sets trainer Chris Waller’s kids talking’, Sydney Morning Herald, 31 March 2016
5 Anthony Sharwood, ‘Winx runs in the Doncaster Handicap today’, Huffington Post, 2 April 2016
6 Ray Thomas, ‘Winx has the power to reach new peak in Randwick feature’, Daily Telegraph, 2 April 2016
7 Russell Gould, ‘Team Winx: The people who get the super mare on the track’, Herald Sun, 27 October 2017
8 Brad Gray, ‘Winx happier in her own skin’, racingnsw.com, 28 February 2018
9 Kristen Manning, ‘Pride, stress, pure joy – it’s all in a day’s work for those closest to the world’s third-best racehorse’, Thoroughbred Racing Commentary, 5 December 2016
10 Nathan Exelby, ‘Wonder horse Winx “has become public property”’, Courier-Mail, 27 March 2016
11 Chris Roots, ‘Superstar Winx sets trainer Chris Waller’s kids talking’, Sydney Morning Herald, 31 March 2016
Chapter Thirteen
1 Ray Thomas, ‘Winx takes her game to next level for tilt at Randwick classic’, Daily Telegraph, 31 March 2016
2 Hugh Bowman interview with Greg Radley, Sky Racing TV, 30 March 2016
3 Ray Thomas, ‘The moment Chris Waller knew he had a champion in Winx’, Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2017
Chapter Fourteen
1 John Harms, Memoirs of a Mug Punter, Text Publishing, 2000
2 Peter Lusted, ‘Strapper Umut Odemislioglu, the man in charge of Australia’s top thoroughbred’, abc.com.au, 26 October 2017
3 Matt Kelly, ‘Strapper recalls Winx journey’, g1x.com.au, 2017
4 Russell Gould, ‘Team Winx: The people who get the super mare on the track’, Herald Sun, 27 October 2017
5 Matt Kelly, ‘Strapper recalls Winx journey’, g1x.com.au, 2017
6 Ibid.
7 Russell Gould, ‘Team Winx: The people who get the super mare on the track’, Herald Sun, 27 October 2017
8 Ibid.
Chapter Fifteen
1 Matt Stewart, ‘Winx’s opportunity to close on the big three’, Herald Sun, 19 August 2016
2 Matt Stewart, ‘Waller’s World’, thevalley.com.au, 23 October 2017
3 Ibid.
4 Andrew Webster, ‘Chris Waller: the silent achiever’, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 April 2014
5 Matt Stewart, ‘Waller’s World’, thevalley.com.au, 23 October 2017
6 Amanda Hooton, ‘The quiet achiever’, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 October 2013
7 Ray Thomas, ‘Hartnell hammers them again, but what if Winx was there?’, Daily Telegraph, 17 September 2016
Chapter Sixteen
1 Brendan Cormick ‘Racing into history: only two to battle Winx in Caulfield Stakes’, The Australian, 6 October 2016
2 Ibid.
3 Ray Thomas, ‘Wonder mare Winx extends winning run to 12’, Daily Telegraph, 8 October 2016
Chapter Seventeen
1 Les Carlyon, True Grit, Random House, 2002
2 Ray Thomas, ‘Hartnell’s title ambitions are just a false dawn, declares leading bookmaker’, Daily Telegraph 16 October 2016
3 Glenn McFarlane, ‘Two worlds collide in Valley cauldron’, Herald Sun, 21 October 2016
4 Adam Pengilly, ‘Winx’s 85-year-old owner Richard Treweeke still can’t believe his success’, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 October 2016
5 Ray Thomas, ‘The moment Chris Waller knew he had a champion in Winx’, Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2017
Chapter Eighteen
1 Ian McCullough, ‘Winx named best horse on turf’, AAP, 25 October 2017
2 Ibid.
3 Andrew Eddy, ‘Winx third in final Apollo lead-up’, racing.com, 31 January 2017
4 Chris Roots, ‘Winx gets her name on her colours as winning streak continues’, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 February 2017
5 Will Swanton, ‘Mighty Winx is not unbeatable in Chipping Norton: Chris Waller’, The Australian, 24 February 2017
Chapter Nineteen
1 Brad Davidson, ‘Berry holding onto hope of beating Winx’, Warwick Daily News, 15 March 2017
2 Chris Roots, ‘William Buick excited by Winx challenge in George Ryder Stakes’, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 March 2017
3 Ibid.
4 Chris Roots, ‘Perfect Doncaster preparation has to take in a date with Winx’, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March 2017
5 Adam Pengilly, ‘Backing Winx with just $100 at the start of her streak would have returned $760,000’, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 2017
6 Ray Thomas, ‘The moment Chris Waller knew he had a champion in Winx’, Daily Telegraph, 7 April 2017
7 Adam Pengilly, ‘Winx crashes through $10m prizemoney barrier after crushing George Ryder Stakes rivals’, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 2017
8 Clinton Payne, ‘Winx just breathtaking in 2017 George Ryder Stakes’, Racenet.com.au, 18 March 2017
Chapter Twenty
1 Dr G.D. Putt, ‘Racetrack Physics’, The Physics Teacher, vol. 39, 2001, pp. 18–23; Dr G.D. Putt, ‘More Racetrack Physics’, The Physics Teacher, vol. 39, 2001, pp. 264–265; Dr G.D. Putt, ‘Phar Lap Resurrected Through Physics’, The Physicist, vol. 40, 2003, pp. 29–32; Dr G.D. Putt, ‘Erratum “Phar Lap Revisited”’, The Physicist, vol. 40, 2003, p. 45; Dr G.D. Putt, ‘Horsing Around with Physics and Black Caviar’, Australian Physics, vol. 50, 2013, pp. 47–54; Dr G.D. Putt, ‘The Wonder of Winx: An Analysis of the 2017 George Ryder Stakes’, private report, April 2017.
2 Adam Pengilly, ‘Science says Winx’s ‘extraordinary ability’ to lift stride rate the key to winning run’, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2017
3 Ibid.
4 Jennifer Browning, ‘Winx – what makes her so fast?’ abc.net.au, 1 September 2017
5 Ibid.
6 Danny Matthews, ‘Peter Moody: No such thing as an easy run for Winx’, espn.com.au, 7 April 2017
7 Garry Legg, sportsbet.com.au, April 2017
8 Ray Hickson, ‘Mrs Bowman has a “tail” to tell’, racingnsw.com.au, December 2017
9 Chris Roots, ‘Winx breaks Queen Elizabeth stakes hoodoo to notch 17th consecutive victory’, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 April 2017
Chapter Twenty-one
1 Chris Roots, ‘Racing Hall of Fame: Winx stands out among new inductees,’ Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May 2017
2 Leo Schlink and Nathan Exelby, ‘Winx to be elevated into Australian Racing Hall of Fame’, Herald Sun, 17 May 2017
3 Adam Pengilly, ‘Brand Winx big business as Black Caviar crew guide mare’s owners in corporate world’, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October 2017
Chapter Twenty-two
1 Chris Roots, ‘Chris Waller sharing the Winx experience with Triple Crown winner Bob Baffert’, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 September 2017
2 Ibid.
Chapter Twenty-three
1 Ray Thomas, ‘Super mare Winx takes winning in her stride’, Daily Telegraph, 18 August 2017
2 Leo Schlink, ‘Unflappable Winx takes it all in her stride as media circus closes in’, Herald Sun, 6 October 2017
3 Michael Manley, ‘The roughies taking on Winx in Turnbull Stakes’, Herald Sun, 4 October 2017
4 Leo Schlink, ‘Weir says Winx is great for racing, but she’s not good for Humidor’s hopes in Turnbull Stakes’, Herald Sun, 4 October 2017
Chapter Twenty-four
1 Andrew Webster, ‘Winx ‘hasn’t beaten nothing good’, says man behind Kingston Town Success’, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October 2017
2 Chris Roots, ‘Waller on Winx: “I see in her a bit of myself’”, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 October 2017
3 Matt Stewart, ‘Waller’s World’, thevalley.com.au, 23 October 2017
4 Patrick Bartley, ‘At home with the Wallers, away from the “other female”’, The Age, 27 October 2017
5 Matt Stewart, ‘Waller’s World’, thevalley.com.au, 23 October 2017
6 Ray Hickson, ‘Mrs Bowman has a “tail” to tell’, racingnsw.com.au, December 2017
7 Andrew Webster, ‘Winx “hasn’t beaten nothing good”, says man behind Kingston Town Success’, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October 2017
8 Malcolm Knox, ‘Purity and prestige: Winx is saddled with history’, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 October 2017
9 Max Presnell, ‘Winx would be favourite against the greats of the past 50 years’, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October 2017
10 Ray Thomas, ‘Bookies at odds over Winx’s bid for third straight Cox Plate’, Daily Telegraph, 27 October 2017
11 Chris Roots, ‘Winx challenging Phar Lap’s record as she tries to match Kingston Town’, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 October 2017
12 Chris Roots, ‘Winx’s entourage expands but own Debbie Kepitis’ excitement the same’, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 October 2017
13 Adam Pengilly, ‘Winx’s 86-year-old part-owner Richard Treweeke to miss shot at history with vertigo’, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 October 2017
14 Ray Thomas, ‘Winx stays calm before Cox Plate storm’, Daily Telegraph, 24 October 2017
15 Interview with Hugh Bowman, Channel Seven Horse Racing (7 Two), 28 October 2017
Chapter Twenty-five
1 Ray Thomas, ‘Team Winx has decision to make on the super mare as they weigh up an overseas campaign’, Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2017
2 Ray Thomas, ‘Hugh the world’s best but humble nature has him playing down reaching riding’s global summit’, Daily Telegraph, 4 January 2018
3 Chris Roots, ‘Chris Waller humbled by Hall of Fame recognition’, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 2018
4 ‘Cassidy eyeballing Winx mount’, sportsbet.com.au, 29 January 2018
Chapter Twenty-six
1 William Nack, ‘John Henry, the richest horse in the world, is still racing – and superbly – at the grand old age of nine’, Sports Illustrated, 27 August, 1984
2 Chris Roots, ‘Winx ready to go to a career best in the George Ryder Stakes’, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March 2018
3 Ray Thomas, ‘Chris Waller welcomes Kementari’s challenge in George Ryder Stakes’, Daily Telegraph, 23 March 2018
4 Ibid.
5 Ray Thomas, ‘Winx one adrift of Black Caviar record after George Ryder Stakes win’, Daily Telegraph, 24 March 2018
6 Adam Pengilly, ‘Winx notches world record as pressure mounts on Waller team’, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 March 2018
7 Ibid.
Chapter Twenty-seven
1 Brad Grey, ‘Bowman: Focus is what makes Winx so special’, racingnsw.com.au, 7 April 2018
2 Max Presnell, ‘Winx in the Apollo Stakes without Hugh Bowman could mean the end of her era’, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 February 2018
3 Matt Chapman, ‘Matt Chapman talks all things Winx with the superstar mare’s jockey Hugh Bowman’, thesun.co.uk, 7 April 2018
4 Peter Moody, ‘The pressure of greatness means we should enjoy Winx’, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April 2018
5 Leo Schlink, ‘How champions Winx and Black Caviar catapulted racing out of its traditional heartland’, Herald Sun, 13 April 2018
6 Ibid.
7 Ray Thomas, ‘The great detbate: Racing experts put Winx in a league of her own’, Daily Telegraph, 13 April 2018
8 Ray Thomas, ‘Tale of two winning machines: $237,448 versus $3567 for $10’, Daily Telegraph, 12 April 2018
9 The Daily Telegraph, 14 April 2018
Chapter Twenty-eight
1 ‘Winx’, 60 Minutes, Channel 9, 17 September 2017
2 Ray Thomas, ‘The great debate: Racing experts put Winx in a league of her own’, Daily Telegraph, 13 April 2018
3 Tom Baddock, ‘Vince Accardi: Winx ready to explode in Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2018’, racenet.com.au, 27 March 2018
4 Figures supplied to author by Michael Ford
Epilogue
1 Russell Gould, ‘Colin Hayes elevated to legend in Australian Racing Hall of Fame’, Herald Sun, 16 May 2015