Winx, the Australian super mare, won the Group 1 Cox Plate for a record fourth time, and her 29th consecutive race, at Moonee Valley Racecourse in Australia on Saturday.

Ridden with supreme confidence by Hugh Bowman, Winx closed from fifth with a four-wide move to take the lead turning into the stretch and win by about two lengths over Benbatl, a Group 1 winner in Dubai, Germany and Australia earlier this year. The $3.53 million Cox Plate is run at 1 1-2 miles on turf.

Winx surpassed Kingston Town (1980-82) as the only horse to win four runnings of the Cox Plate, Australia's leading weight-for-age race.

Speaking to a television commentator after Winx was pulled up, Bowman said the sensation of guiding Winx to the lead left him overwhelmed.

"The electricity that came through my body turning into the straight just then was something I guess I only get to feel," he said. "Everyone watching gets so much joy and pleasure out of the superb ability of this wonderful horse. The fact that she's been able to do it so many times conscutively speaks volumes of the management of her."

"We're all so lucky to come across such an amazing athlete in Winx."

Winx, by Street Cry, has been honored as the Australian Horse of the Year for the last three seasons. She is owned by a partnership and trained by Chris Waller. The winning streak began in May, 2015.

Saeed bin Suroor, the trainer of Benbatl, paid credit to the winner.

"It was a great race," Suroor said. "We took our chance. WE got beat by a better filly. She's something special."