Peter Tighe

Champion racemare Winx (Street Cry) will visit Too Darn Hot (GB) this spring. "We are thrilled to announce Too Darn Hot as the stallion of choice for Winx this season," Peter Tighe said in a press release 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. His progeny has demonstrated early precocity, exceptional athleticism and outstanding temperament--qualities that strongly complement Winx's remarkable racing...

Australia's most decorated racemare, Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), welcomed her third foal, a colt by Snitzel (Aus), on Monday morning. Winx endured a challenging start to her breeding career when her first foal by I Am Invincible (Aus) died shortly after foaling, before making history in April when her second foal by Pierro (Aus) sold for A$10 million (around €6.20 million) at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale, a world record sum for a filly. The Pierro filly was bought by Debbie Kepitis, who raced Winx in partnership with...

by TTR Aus/NZ Drama. Emotion. History. Arguably the most highly anticipated offering ever seen at public auction delivered all that and more as the Pierro (Aus) filly out of wondermare Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) brought a jaw-dropping AU$10-million (US$6.6-million) in front of a packed Inglis auditorium. There had been much speculation about how much the blue-blooded, Coolmore-consigned youngster would make, and an opening bid of $2-million duly foretold an utterly unprecedented price. The bid board struggled to keep pace with the scale and speed with which the increases came...