A Horse Named Winx

The inspirational story of the “people’s horse”—an Australian icon who transcended her sport—joining the realms of fellow legends like Cathy Freeman and Sir Donald Bradman.

Although retired in 2019, she’s still breaking records. Winx’s only foal sold this year at auction for a world record $10 million dollars. During her reign, huge crowds descended on racetracks across Australia to witness the Phar Lap of the modern era pull off the impossible—33 straight wins—a feat unlikely to ever be repeated.

Her success thrust trainer Chris Waller and jockey Hugh Bowman onto the world stage. But away from the cameras, coping with the enormous pressure of maintaining the winning streak was testing Team Winx to the limit. This film goes behind the sports headlines to reveal the spirit of a champion, who away from the racetrack faced her biggest battle…

“You do not need to be a racing fan to love this film.” ~Chris Greenwood, A Sliver of Film