Champion mare Winx to visit Darley sire Too Darn Hot in spring breeding season

Part-owner Peter Tighe has revealed the stallion that mighty mare Winx – a winner of 33 consecutive races and more than $26 million in prizemoney – will visit in the coming breeding season.

Mighty mare Winx will visit Darley’s champion sire Too Darn Hot in the coming spring breeding season.

Winx’s ownership group of Peter Tighe, Debbie Kepitis and Elizabeth Treweeke made the much-anticipated announcement on Monday night, ending weeks of speculation about their legendary mare’s next mating.

“We are thrilled to announce Too Darn Hot as the stallion of choice for Winx this season,’’ said Peter Tighe on behalf of Winx’s owners.

“His pedigree, performance and the early success of his progeny align with our long-term vision for Winx’s breeding legacy.

“We believe this pairing has the potential to produce something very special.’’

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Hall of Fame champion Winx, winner of 37 of her 43 starts including her final 33 races in succession highlighted by a world record 25 Group 1 winners, has produced two foals to date – a filly by Pierro that is now a two-year-old named Quinceanera and a colt by Snitzel that will be a yearling next season.

Too Darn Hot, a dual hemisphere shuttle stallion, is already the sire of four-time Group 1 winner Broadsiding and multiple stakes winners in his first two Australian crops to race.

Winx’s ownership group also noted in their press release that Too Darn Hot, a multiple Group 1-winning son of the great Dubawi, has “quickly established himself as one of Europe’s most exciting young stallions.’’

“His progeny has demonstrated early precocity, exceptional athleticism and outstanding temperament – qualities that strongly complement Winx’s remarkable racing attributes and pedigree,’’ the owners wrote.

🇦🇺 He rewrote the record books. Now he’s back to do it again. #TooDarnHot returns to Kelvinside, NSW in 2025.

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Too Darn Hot’s service fee of $275,000 this spring breeding season reflects the demand for the stallion who stands at Darley Kelvinside in the Hunter Valley.

Quinceanera, the first foal out of all-time great Winx, created headlines around the racing world when Debbie Kepitis, a part-owner of Winx, went to $10 million – a world record for a yearling filly – to buy back the filly at the Inglis Easter Sale last year.

Trainer Chris Waller has Quinceanera in light work at his Rosehill stables but the trainer said the two-year-old would not be rushed to the races over the winter months.

“She’s progressing well but she won’t be racing as a two-year-old,’’ Waller said last week. “It’s unlikely she will even get to a barrier trial this season. Maybe by early August she could get to a trial.’’

Tighe said no decision has been made whether Winx’s colt by Snitzel will be sold as a yearling next season.

Originally published as Champion mare Winx to visit Darley sire Too Darn Hot in spring breeding season