Champion mare Winx gives birth to Snitzel colt

Champion mare Winx gave birth to her third foal on Monday, a colt by Snitzel. 

The colt follows a now two-year-old filly by Pierro, who sold for a dazzling A$10 million to Winx's co-owner Debbie Kepitis at the Inglis Easter Sale in April.

"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." 

Arrowfield Stud sire Snitzel has produced 153 individual stakes winners across his near 15-year stud career, his progeny earning more than A$250 million in prize-money. 

A 25-time Group 1 winner, Winx lost her first foal by I Am Invincible soon after giving birth in 2020 and had her own battle to survive. 

"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 and her coat was gleaming. The team at Coolmore and the vets in Scone are second-to-none. They look after her like family."

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