‘It’s a colt’: Champion mare Winx delivers foal by Arrowfield Stud sire Snitzel

Winx was without peer on the racetrack, winning a world record 33 straight races – including four successive Cox Plates between 2015 and 2018 – in a career that netted more than $26 million prizemoney.

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However, her breeding career has had its challenges. She lost her first foal by I Am Invincible in 2020 before delivering in 2022 a Pierro filly that was later sold to part-owner Debbie Kepitis’ Woppitt Bloodstock for a world record $10 million at the 2024 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.

Winx’s part-owner Peter Tighe confirmed to Racenet that she had delivered her Snitzel foal without complication and that she and the colt were healthy.

Due to the late foaling, Tighe confirmed it was unlikely Winx would be served by a stallion this Spring.

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Snitzel is a multiple Australian champion sire who commands a service fee of almost $250,000. His progeny include dual The Everest champion Redzel and Golden Slipper winner Estijaab as well as Group 1 winners-turned-stallions such as Trapeze Artist, Russian Revolution and Shamus Award. Snitzel is also the sire of this year’s Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland and 2024 Group 1 Flight Stakes winner Lady Shenandoah.

Winx’s ownership group is yet to make a decision on whether it will retain her colt or offer him for sale as a yearling in 2026. Given the colt’s unmatched pedigree and his stallion potential, however, there’s little doubt he could challenge the $10 million price tag fetched by his older half-sister earlier this year.

Originally published as ‘It’s a colt’: Champion mare Winx delivers foal by Arrowfield Stud sire Snitzel