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The champ chases more of her own history in the 2019 George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.

Winx tries to win this race for the fourth time again. No one suggests in the 2019 George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday that she won’t accomplish that.

2019 GEORGE RYDER STAKES - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The George Ryder Stakes is a Group 1 race for three year olds and above conducted by the Australian Turf Club at Rosehill Gardens.

The George Ryder Stakes was first run in 1903 and was won by Cressy.

The George Ryder Stakes is run over 1500m under WFA conditions and was originally called the Railway Stakes. It was a handicap until 1974 and has had various distances from 1200m to 1500m.

It was lifted to $1,000,000 in stakes in 2014.

Pierro was the last 3yo to win it. In the last 25 years, seven 3yos have won including a trifecta of them in 1996 when Ravarda defeated Encores and Flying Spur.

Female winners have not been to the fore. Before Winx came along, the last one to win was Heat of the Moment in 1986.

Last horse to win after running in a handicap was Lord Essex in 2002.

George Ryder-Doncaster double - Dame Acre (1918), Hem (1919), Dalrello (1975), Emancipation (1983), Racing To Win (2006), Haradasun (2007), Vision And Power (2009), Winx (2016).

Hareeba lost the 1995 George Ryder to a positive swab.

International horses won back to back with the UK’s Gordon Lord Byron (2014) and Japan’s Real Impact (2015) taking it out.

Chris Waller has trained most winners with six and they’ve come in the last nine years including the trifecta in 2016 (Winx, Kermadec & Press Statement).

Hugh Bowman has ridden the winner five times which incorporates the incomparable Winx in the last three years. On each occasion she has dropped back in trip to win. Her 2017 win was a remarkable thrashing of good horses.

Notable Winners of the George Ryder Stakes include Time And Tide (1964, 1967), Baguette (1971), Triton (1972), All Shot (1973), Manikato (1979, 1980), Emancipation (1983, 1984), Campaign King (1987, 1988), Schillaci (1993), Lonhro (2003, 2004), Weekend Hussler (2008), Pierro (2013) and Winx (2016, 2017, 2018).

The 2018 George Ryder Stakes was won by Winx from Happy Clapper and Kementari.