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Winx's $10m daughter starts breeding career, champion mare foals again

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Bernasconi, A. (2026, September 24). Winx's $10m daughter starts breeding career, champion mare foals again. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/owners-reveal-10m-winx-daughter-to-begin-breeding-career/107074224

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-24 · by Amelia Bernasconi

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Champion racemare Winx has welcomed her third foal, a filly by Too Darn Hot, while her first live foal, Quinceanera—who sold for $10 million—has started her breeding career by visiting stallion Super Seth. Winx's owners are considering whether to breed the champion mare again this season, and if successful, Quinceanera could produce a Winx grandchild next spring at a service fee of $137,500 for Super Seth.
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Champion racehorse Winx delivered her third live foal on Tuesday night at Coolmore Stud, a filly by stallion Too Darn Hot. Part-owner Debbie Kepitis expressed relief and happiness as both Winx and the newborn are healthy. The filly's birth came three weeks after its expected due date, though Coolmore staff ensured everything went smoothly.

Winx’s first foal, a filly named Quinceanera, has begun her breeding career after being retired from racing for health reasons. Quinceanera recently visited stallion Super Seth to start producing offspring herself. Kepitis paid $10 million for Quinceanera in 2024.

Winx, who is now 15 years old and retired since 2019, has an impressive racing record of 33 wins, including a streak of 25 Group 1 victories and four Cox Plates. Her breeding career includes another colt by stallion Snitzel, which was withdrawn from the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale due to injury.

The ongoing success of Winx’s offspring highlights her importance in Australian thoroughbred racing, as her genetics continue to influence future generations of racehorses.

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Australasian Cox Plates Darley Quinceanera Winx

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Winx ORG · 11× Kepitis PERSON · 4× Super Seth PERSON · 3× Too Darn Hot PERSON · 2× Australasian NORP · 1× Cox Plates ORG · 1× Darley PERSON · 1× Debbie Kepitis PERSON · 1× Quinceanera PERSON · 1× Snitzel PERSON · 1×

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"We looked at her breeding and thought, if you were considering Winx, he would be one you'd consider, so why not send Quinnie there." Super Seth already has four individual Group 1 winners from his first two crops of foals, with yearlings this year selling for up to $950,000.
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🔮 If she gets in foal, the $10-million mare will be due next spring.
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In short: Champion racemare Winx has welcomed her third live foal this week, a filly by shuttle stallion Too Darn Hot. asserted
Winx → welcome → Hot
Meanwhile, her first live foal, Quinceanera, has visited stallion Super Seth to begin her breeding career. asserted
foal → visit → career
If she gets in foal, the $10-million mare will be due next spring. asserted
mare → get → foal
The record-breaking $10 million daughter of champion racemare Winx will begin her breeding career this season, after it was announced earlier this year that she would not see a racetrack. asserted
she → break → racetrack
It comes as Winx welcomed her third live foal on Tuesday night, a filly by Darley shuttle stallion Too Darn Hot, who has sired more than 100 race winners. asserted
who → come → winners
"We're blessed," Winx part-owner Debbie Kepitis said. " asserted
Kepitis → bless → ?
It's just magic to have this mare of ours." asserted
It → have → ours
Winx stole the hearts of the nation as she claimed an Australasian record winning streak of 33 races, including 25 Group 1 wins and a record four Cox Plates. asserted
she → steal → wins
Ms Kepitis said Winx was again overdue, but that "seems to be her way", and she was never worried. asserted
she → say → ?
"Coolmore [Stud] do a fabulous job for us, they do all the worrying and we've got the beautiful little foal at the end of it." asserted
we → do → it
Ms Kepitis said Winx will likely not be covered this season, but no decision had been made. asserted
decision → say → ?
"This little one will probably go through the sale ring as well, so we'll just see what happens there." asserted
what → go → ring
Legacy lingers asserted
Legacy → linger → ?
Despite her prowess on the track, Winx has had a rough start to breeding, losing her first foal in 2020. asserted
Winx → have → 2020
Her first live daughter, Quinceanera, set a global filly record when she sold for $10 million in 2024. asserted
she → set → 2024
Bought back by Ms Kepitis, the 2022 drop foal was retired from racing earlier this year before ever seeing a competitive track. asserted
foal → buy → track
Winx now has three live foals on the ground, including a 2024 colt by late legendary sire Snitzel, who was withdrawn from auction earlier this year after suffering a "paddock accident". asserted
who → have → accident
Owners have revealed the now four-year-old mare Quinceanera visited stallion Super Seth, who stands at Coolmore Stud in the NSW Hunter Valley, last week. "He's an exciting proven stallion from New Zealand, that we've [also] got a tiny piece of,"Ms Kepitis said. asserted
Kepitis → reveal → piece
"We looked at her breeding and thought, if you were considering Winx, he would be one you'd consider, so why not send Quinnie there." Super Seth already has four individual Group 1 winners from his first two crops of foals, with yearlings this year selling for up to $950,000. asserted
yearlings → look → 950,000
The stallion's service fee for the 2026 season is $137,500 Quinceanera was only covered by Super Seth last week and is yet to have a pregnancy confirmed. But if all goes to plan, a Winx grandchild will hit the ground during spring next year. asserted
grandchild → cover → spring
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