THE LAST TIME WINX WAS BEATEN (Australian Oaks, April 2015)

* Tony Abbott was Prime Minister

* Mike Baird was in his first year as NSW Premier

* Hawthorn was the reigning AFL premier

* South Sydney was reigning NRL premier

* Vancouver had just won the Golden Slipper

* German-trained stayer Protectionist was reigning Melbourne Cup winner

* Randwick Guineas winner Hallowed Crown had run his last race, finishing midfield in the Doncaster Handicap to Kermadec.

* Australia, with Michael Clarke at the helm, was still celebrating beating New Zealand in the cricket world cup final.

* Barack Obama was US President

* Donald Trump and his children Ivanka and Donald Jr had recently wrapped up as judges on a reality TV show.

* Princess Kate was eight months pregnant with Princess Charlotte

* Prince Harry was in the first week of his month-long secondment at Royal Military College, Duntroon