Champion mare Winx welcomes healthy Snitzel colt
Star mare gives birth overnight with positive signs for mum and son.
Winx is back in the racing headlines after giving birth to a colt on Monday morning.
Her third foal, this son of Snitzel follows a now two-year-old filly by Pierro who sold for a dizzying $10 million at the Inglis Easter Sale in April, and was purchased by Winx’s co-owner Debbie Kepitis.
“She foaled down just after midnight and by all reports it was very quick,” co-owner Peter Tighe told RSN927.
“She was a bit late delivering – a couple of weeks overdue – but everything went smoothly and she had a beautiful, really long legged colt.
“He’s still got a few hurdles to get over being so young so all the checks have to be done.”
Snitzel’s progeny have earned more than $240 million in prizemoney in the sire’s near 15-year stud career and the value of a colt derived from this mated combination is not lost on the ownership group.
“We’re happy to have a colt especially by Snitzel because it is a super line of breeding, and Winx deserves every bloody thing she gets,” Tighe added.
“Having a beautiful young boy is exactly what she needed.
“She looked a million bucks beforehand yesterday and her coat was gleaming.
“The team at Coolmore the vets in Scone are second-to-none.
“They look after her like one of their own family.”
Winx lost her first foal soon after giving birth in 2020 and had a battle of her own to survive.
She won 25 races at the highest level among her 37 race starts.
Both Winx & her new foal are doing well@cwallerracing @HugeBowman pic.twitter.com/1OBMLdag8L
— Winx (Official)Ⓜ️Ⓜ️Ⓜ️Ⓜ️ (@winx_horse) November 24, 2024
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