$10million for Winx First Foal

Tara Madgwick - Monday April 8

The burning question that has baffled Australian bloodstock experts and our entire racing and breeding industry for pretty much all of this year finally had an answer on Monday when the first foal of Winx stepped into the sale ring at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and the daughter of Pierro was later led out with a sale price of $10million lighting up the bid board.

Advertisement

The Pierro filly from Winx enters the auditorium - image Steve Hart

Cool and calm throughout, despite the massive crowd and electric atmosphere, the dark bay took everything in and displayed the sort of professional resolve that served her mother so well in a career that spanned 37 wins from 43 starts.

The $10million filly!

Now the most expensive thoroughbred sold at auction in Australia, the filly was consigned by Coolmore as Lot 391 and was led through the ring by Paddy Sheehan, who runs the foaling unit at Coolmore Australia.

He was the man responsible for bringing her into the world and also her mother Winx, so there was no better man for the job.

 

Foaled and raised at Coolmore for her owners, the filly sparked worldwide interest and while the original intention of the ownership group was to sell to an outside party, one of those owners Debbie Kepitis, decided she and her family could not part with the first born foal of their much loved champion.

It's been an emotional day for Debbie Kepitis and her family!

The filly was knocked down to Woppitt Bloodstock, which is the bloodstock enterprise established by Kepitis, who also bred and retained to race last Saturday’s Group I ATC Australian Derby winner Riff Rocket. Both Riff Rocket and the $10million filly carry the Woppitt Bloodstock brand!

"(We thought) if we could get her we would," Kepitis said in the post sale press conference.

"I am privileged to secure this filly on behalf of my family … she's Australian forever."

She will be trained by Chris Waller as was her mother and as for a name, Kepitis and her family will mull that one over.

“We call her Winny, a bit like Black Caviar being called Nellie, but she won’t race as that… a name is going to require more thought,” said Kepitis.

Chris Waller is thrilled the filly will remain right where she belongs.

The filly sets a new benchmark for her Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro that will never be matched and at Coolmore there will be expectation as we head towards the spring with Winx now back in foal to champion sire Snitzel.

Advertisment
More Reading...
Henry Longfellow Pedigree Gets an Update
Group I winning Dubawi stallion Henry Longfellow (IRE) is covering his first Australian book of mares at Rosemont Stud this spring and overnight in Ireland his two year-old sister-in-blood landed her first Group race win.
Sires With Winners - Tuesday October 21
Here is the full list of 15 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
End Of An Era - 2025 G1 Cox Plate
“There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still” - Franklin D Roosevelt.
G1 Champions Mile Next for Ceolwulf
Trainer Joe Pride will likely keep stable star Ceolwulf to a mile as he looks to round off his spring campaign with a first trip away.
Inglis Digital - Darby Swoop on Amazing Eagle for $310,000
Scott Darby believes today’s Inglis Digital sale-topper Amazing Eagle (Capitalist) can continue along the same successful mould as the likes of former online Darby acquisitions Robusto, Caballus and Imperial Force and progress on to become a future racetrack star.
NZB Ready to Run Breeze Ups Complete for 2025
The final day of NZB’s 2025 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups saw a further 202 two-year-olds gallop down the home straight at Te Rapa Racecourse.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Hawkesbury
A lone 2YO went around in an 800m trial for two and three year-olds at Hawkesbury on Tuesday and the Snitzel colt won in good style carrying the Mulberry Racing colours.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday October 22
Here is the full list of 37 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Consistency Key On Day One of 2025 Breeze Ups
After the rescheduling of dates for NZB’s anticipated 2025 Ready to Run Sale Breeze Ups, Day One kicked off on Monday at Te Rapa Racecourse with consistent times, weather and track conditions.
Pedigree Potential –NZB Ready to Run – Nicks that Click
A quality packed catalogue for the 2025 NZB Ready to Run Sale is now online and in the lead up to the sale we’ll go looking each week for some horses of interest that jump out on pedigree for various reasons.