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Winx delivers third live foal as owner waits on grand news

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Winx, the retired Australian racehorse known for her 25 group 1 wins and $26 million earnings, has given birth to a third filly at Coolmore Stud. The foaling occurred late Tuesday night, with owner Debbie Kepitis expressing relief that both mother and baby are healthy despite Winx being three weeks overdue. This development comes as Kepitis awaits news on whether one of Winx’s previous offspring will become a racing horse or start its own broodmare career.

Written by AI on 2026-09-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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 Her breeding career includes another colt by stallion Snitzel, which was withdrawn from the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale due to injury.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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Coolmore New Zealand Winx the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale

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Kepitis PERSON · 5× Winx ORG · 5× Coolmore PERSON · 2× Debbie Kepitis PERSON · 1× I Am Invincible PERSON · 1× Keptitis PERSON · 1× New Zealand GPE · 1× Pierro PERSON · 1× Snitzel PERSON · 1× Too Darn Hot PERSON · 1×

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“We were lucky enough to buy an interest in him, and they map well together, so we are hopeful.” Winx’s Snitzel colt was withdrawn from the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale this year after a being injured in a paddock accident.

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🔮 “Fingers crossed she will get into foal,” Kepitis said.

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Winx delivers third live foal as owner waits on grand news · assertive framing

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Winx has delivered a third live foal, a filly by Too Darn Hot, as part-owner Debbie Kepitis waits on news about the legendary racehorse becoming a grandmother for the first time. asserted

racehorse → deliver → time

The three-part Winx ownership group announced on Wednesday that the winner of 25 group 1s and $26,451,176 on the track had given birth late on Tuesday night at Coolmore. asserted

winner → announce → Coolmore

Kepitis said Winx and the filly were healthy, and connections were relieved. asserted

connections → say → ?

“She was three weeks over,” Kepitis said. asserted

Kepitis → say → ?

“It’s great, you can scan and check the foal before they are delivered, but there’s still that worry – and it’s not like people, we can’t just induce them. asserted

we → ’ → them

“Everything went well. asserted

Everything → go → ?

She’s bounced back well and is nice and comfortable. asserted

She → bounce → ?

The team at Coolmore, you never have to worry, because they watch them so well.” asserted

they → have → them

Winx, which is now 15 and retired from racing in 2019 with a 33-race winning streak intact, lost her first foal, by I Am Invincible, in 2020 and has since had a filly by Pierro, a colt by Snitzel and the latest arrival. asserted

I → retire → Snitzel

Keptitis paid $10 million for the first filly, Quinceanera, in 2024, but she never made it to the track because of colic. asserted

she → pay → colic

She was retired to start a broodmare career and was covered in recent days by Super Seth, which Kepitis owns a small share in since the New Zealand stallion’s purchase by Coolmore this year. asserted

Kepitis → retire → Coolmore

“Fingers crossed she will get into foal,” Kepitis said. asserted

Kepitis → cross → foal

colt → buy → accident

Kepitis said no decision had been made about his future. asserted

decision → say → future

“He’s got another month or two of work on the water walker, then we’ll go from there,” she said. asserted

she → get → walker