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The Australian
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Australian
To racehorse buyers, this nod is as good as a Winx
You can now listen to The Australian's articles. Give us your feedback. You can now listen to The Australian's articles. Could this be the most valuable thoroughbred yearling offered for sale anywhere in the world next year? The little colt with the white blaze just happens to be the second foal born from the all-time great racemare, Winx. His father was Snitzel, the four-time champion Australian sire that sadly passed away earlier this month, which only makes this colt even more valuable when he enters the sale ring at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next year. Winx's first foal was sold at the Inglis Easter Sale last year for $10m – a world record for a yearling filly. It is estimated Winx's colt by Snitzel will at least challenge the Australian record sale price for a yearling colt of $5m. Winx at the Cox Plate in a scene from the documentary movie A Horse Called Winx. Debbie Kepitis, a part-owner of Winx, became so emotionally attached to the mare's first foal she bid $10m to buy her back, but she said she was trying to be more pragmatic about Winx's colt. 'You can only do one of those horses (Winx's filly) in your lifetime,'' Ms Kepitis said. 'It was hard to part with the filly, but I have to be realistic with the second foal. 'He's gorgeous. He's cheeky and he has thrown a lot to Snitzel, which is exciting given he was such a good producer.'' Ms Kepitis said Winx's ownership group, which includes Peter and Patty Tighe, and Elizabeth and Rick Treweeke, agreed to offer the Snitzel colt for sale. 'It's not easy to part with these amazing animals but we can't keep everything,'' she said. 'We appreciate this colt and hopefully he can go on and shine for our beautiful mare.'' Peter Tighe, who has travelled to the US where the acclaimed movie-documentary A Horse Called Winx will feature at the Prescott Film Festival in Arizona in July, said he had not ruled out buying back into the mare's colt when he was offered for sale at Easter. 'I would be interested to buy into the colt, depending on the circumstances,'' he said. 'We get regular updates about the colt's progress and he's a nice type, he seems to be doing really well.'' Mr Tighe would not be drawn on how much the colt could fetch at the 2026 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, but conceded the thrill of watching Winx's first foal (by Pierro) sold at the Riverside complete last year was 'indescribable'. Hugh Bowman rides Winx in the Cox Plate, which she won four times from 2015 to 2018. 'It absolutely blew our minds. The team at Inglis did an incredible job and we think the Snitzel colt will get the attention of investors from right around the world in 2026,'' Mr Tighe said. Inglis Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch said it was humbling to be given the chance to offer Winx's latest foal for sale at Riverside Stables in Sydney next autumn. 'To have the first male offspring of the mighty Winx coming to the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale is an absolute thrill and something we're hugely grateful to the ownership group for,'' Hutch said. 'I have been lucky enough to see this colt a number of times through his development. He has always looked like a good horse and I think he is going to present as a very good yearling at the sale. 'He's a handsome colt with great movement and unflappable temperament. He's a special sort of horse. His presence at next year's sale is going to make for a captivating spectacle.'' Winx's first foal, Quinceanera, is a rising three-year-old filly who has just returned to pre-training but won't make her debut until next season.
News.com.au
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Winx's first colt to be sold at Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale in 2026
Could this be the most valuable thoroughbred yearling offered for sale anywhere in the world next year? This little colt with the white blaze just happens to be the second foal born from the all-time great racemare, Winx. His father was Snitzel, the four-time Champion Australian Sire, who sadly passed away earlier this month which only makes this colt even more valuable when he enters the sale ring at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale next year. Winx's first foal was sold at the Inglis Easter Sale last year for $10 million – a world record for a yearling filly. It is estimated Winx's colt by Snitzel will at least challenge the Australian record sale price for a yearling colt of $5 million. Debbie Kepitis, a part-owner of Winx, became so emotionally attached to the mare's first foal she bid $10 million to buy her back. But Mrs Kepitis said she is trying to be more pragmatic about Winx's colt. 'You can only do one of those horses (Winx's filly) in your lifetime,'' Mrs Kepitiis said. 'It was hard to part with the filly but I have to be realistic with the second foal. 'He's gorgeous, he's cheeky, and he has thrown a lot to Snitzel which is exciting given he was such a good producer.'' Mrs Kepitis said Winx's ownership group which includes Peter and Patty Tighe, and Elizabeth and Rick Treweeke agreed to offer the Snitzel colt for sale. 'It's not easy to part with these amazing animals but we can't keep everything,'' she said. 'We appreciate this colt and hopefully he can go on and shine for our beautiful mare.'' Peter Tighe, who has travelled to the United States where the acclaimed movie-documentary, 'A Horse Called Winx' will feature at the Prescott Film Festival in Arizona next month, said he has not ruled out buying back into the mare's colt when he is offered for sale at Easter. 'I would be interested to buy into the colt, depending on the circumstances,'' Tighe said. 'We get regular updates about the colt's progress and he's a nice type, he seems to be doing really well.'' Tighe would not be drawn on how much the colt could fetch at the Easter Yearling Sale but conceded the thrill of watching Winx's first foal (by Pierro) being sold at the Riverside complete last year was 'indescribable'. 'It absolutely blew our minds, the team at Inglis did an incredible job and we think the Snitzel colt will get the attention of investors from right around the world in 2026,'' Mr Tighe said. Inglis Bloodstock chief executive Sebastian Hutch said it was humbling to be given the chance to offer Winx's latest foal for sale at Riverside Stables in Sydney next autumn. 'To have the first male offspring of the mighty Winx coming to the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale is an absolute thrill and something we're hugely grateful to the ownership group for,'' Hutch said. 'I have been lucky enough to see this colt a number of times through his development. He has always looked like a good horse and I think he is going to present as a very good yearling at the sale. 'He's a handsome colt with great movement and an unflappable temperament. He's a special sort of horse. His presence at next year's Inglis Easter Yearling Sale is going to make for a captivating spectacle.''
West Australian
24-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Two-year-old debutant takes the eye as Belmont is postponed prior to Sprint
Following two encouraging trials and hot betting support, newcomer Too Darn Stormy made a winning start to his career courtesy of a brilliant William Pike ride. From gate 11, Pike pushed his way to be prominent and wedged his way into a position one-off the fence in fifth place. The son of Too Darn Hot, who was backed from $7 down to $2.45 on TABtouch, travelled powerfully into the home bend as Moonwalk ($5.50) mastered Queen Selyse ($126). As Moonwalk committed for home 250m out, Pike unwound Too Darn Stormy down the outside, making his run with Playin'it Sweet ($5). At the 150m, both Moonwalk and Pony Up ($34) dipped while Queen Selyse stumbled noticeably, further enhancing Too Darn Stormy's already tight winning claims. Despite a gallant fighting effort from Moonwalk, Too Darn Stormy drew away to win by a half-length on his fellow debutante. Passed in as a yearling for $400,000 at a 2024 Easter Sale, the bay has an eye-catching ownership group featuring Ciaron Maher Racing and their head of bloodstock Will Bourne. Dan Morton turned out some capable youngsters earlier in the season and Too Darn Stormy appears yet another Ascot carnival prospect for the trainer later this year. 'It was a little bit sticky being wide early, but he slotted in nicely and the horse was good enough to get it done,' Morton said. 'I'll probably give him another go around. He's been well looked after to this point, so he's fit and ready to go around again. 'We'll get a couple of runs under his belt and then look at the end of the year. 'It goes a long way when they're schooled up good for you, which he has been. 'Hopefully he can keep building on that for us. He's a nice horse.' Pike also credited the attitude of the gelding, saying he was a ready-made racehorse despite his inexperience. 'Initially I thought, 'this is good, I'll get across easily' but a couple kicked up quite strongly,' Pike said. 'I was umming and ahhing on what to do, whether I give him a good kick and go around. 'Luckily for me, two-year-olds are green and they're wobbly and a couple of holes appeared, and I was able to get a nice cart up behind them. 'He was actually an absolute ripper. He jumped cleanly, came back to me when the pace steadied and, most importantly, has a lovely turn of foot. 'He trialled professionally, he's racing professionally, and there's definitely some upside there.' Upon review of the race footage, stewards were accompanied by senior jockeys and trainers to assess the portion of the track near the 150m where the three horses had stumbled. Stewards could find no identifiable reasons for numerous horses reacting to the area, but the track was deemed unsafe for racing to continue and subsequently postponed the meeting. There was no new date advertised for the Group 3 Belmont Sprint to be held. + Zaza Rock ($3.10) and Fat Roy Slim ($3f) continued their battles in the staying ranks with the scorecard now reading 2-0 in favour of the former across the last fortnight. As Zaza Rock peeled three wide passing the 600m, Fat Roy Slim latched onto her back to give chase. Zaza Rock reached the front rounding the turn and it was a case of déjà vu as Fat Roy Slim came off her heels but fell more than a length short.
Associated Press
15-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Hop into Big Savings with HitPaw's Egg-citing Easter Celebration 2025
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Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trip.com Kicks Off Mega Sale on Flights & Hotels to Celebrate Easter
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