Nicconi (AUS)
Widden Victoria
2025 FEE: $13,200
A superbly appointed farm with spacious, safe paddocks, Widden Stud Victoria is the perfect location from which to base mares for the Victorian breeding season. Widden Victoria offers the full suite of bloodstock services, from covering mares and foaling down right through to weaning, sales preparation, breaking in and pre-training. The key systems and processes Widden Stud has used to achieve premium results from our Hunter Valley farm over more than a century have been brought into practice in Victoria.
56 Mt Eliza Road , Kerrie, VIC, 3434info@widden.com
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$500,000 Filly for Nicconi – Sister to Scorched Earth
Widden Stud’s 20 year-old stallion Nicconi is best known as the sire of champion sprinter Nature Strip and while high end commercial breeders have largely moved on from the evergreen sire, he made his presence felt at the Magic Millions on Friday when his lone yearling sold for $500,000.
From Last to First - That Was a Win!
The $1.5million Group I WATC Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) is the highlight event in Australian racing on Saturday and it’s a good time to reflect on arguably the most impressive winner of this race in recent years as her first foal will be offered at Magic Millions in January.
Best known as the sire of Champion Sprinter Nature Strip, Nicconi is one of those evergreen sires that always has a handy horse out running for him and he had an eye-catching three year-old winner at Geelong on Friday that might have a lot more to offer.
30th Stakes-Winner for Nicconi
He might be best remembered for siring the world’s best sprinter Nature Strip, but Widden Stud’s stalwart sire Nicconi has more than that to offer and added a 30th stakes-winner to his tally at Caulfield on Saturday when Nicolini Vito won the Group III MRC Victoria Handicap (1400m).
Joyful Fortune Back in the Game
Sparingly raced for an eight year-old gelding, Nicconi sprinter Joyful Fortune has never lacked for talent, but an interrupted career due to injury means we don’t see him very often, but the Lindsay Park team had him ready to rock and roll at Flemington on Saturday and he duly won the Listed VRC ATA Bob Hoysted Stakes (1000m).
Well Travelled Nicconi County Back in Winning Groove
Former Hong Kong galloper Nicconi County saluted for the first time since arriving on Kiwi soil at Matamata on Saturday.
One of Australia’s most popular stallions & sire of the fastest horse in the world (Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings) and 2 x Australian Horse of the Year, Nature Strip … sire of 30 stakes winners of $100 million … 73% winners to runners … yearlings have sold up to $425k in 2025.