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‘A Traumatic Time,’ Australian Superstar Winx Loses Her First Foal

Winx, the Australian superstar who gained a world following during her four Horse of the Year campaigns in her native country, has lost her first foal, according to a brief statement posted Tuesday morning in Australia on her official website.

The daughter of Street Cry, now 9 years old, was pronounced in foal last Dec. 6 to the Northern Dancer line stallion I Am Invincible, leading freshman sire in Australia for the 2013-14 season who later sired a record 28 stakes winners in a single season.

Her connections said the foal Winx lost was a filly.

Following is the full text of the statement:

“It is with great sadness that the Kepitis, Tighe and Treweeke families wish to inform everyone that unfortunately overnight Winx lost her foal.

“There are so many people involved in the Winx story from owners, staff past and present to her many fans around the world. Our thoughts and attention at the moment are on Winx ensuring that she remains healthy, as anyone in this situation would respect. It is a traumatic time for a mother and those involved and Winx is now the centre of our attention following the loss of a beautiful filly this morning.

“We wish to thank everyone for their support and understanding, please respect the connections during this sad time and we will update you as soon as appropriate.”

Winner of 37 races (25 Group 1, including four runnings of the Cox Plate) in 43 starts, Winx was victorious in her final 33 outings.Trained by Chris Waller and ridden most often by Hugh Bowman, she retired with earnings in excess of AUS$26 million.

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Kingman Colt Tops Book 2 Opener At Tattersalls October Sale

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale got off to a strong start with five lots selling for 300,000 guineas (US$411,500) or more and a son of Kingman topping proceedings at 400,000 guineas (US$548,667).

The fireworks started early during the opening day of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, with the Kingman colt out of the Rip Van Winkle mare Allez Y selling for 400,000 guineas (US$548,667) to Godolphin. The granddaughter of champion European 3-year-old filly l'Ancresse was bred by John Camilleri's Fairway Thoroughbreds and consigned to the sale by Harry McCalmont's Norelands Stud.

“He is a very nice horse, nice horses are easy to sell, and there is a strong market for nice horses,” admitted McCalmont. “The dam Allez Y is going to Australia, she belongs to John Camilleri, who bred Winx, and is in-foal to Lope De Vega on Southern Hemisphere time. I am delighted I have sold a good horse for him, very happy.”

The son of Kingman is one of seven yearlings on offer in Book 2 by the in-demand stallion and was knocked down to Anthony Stroud after he saw off the efforts of Irish trainer Joseph O'Brien.

“He is from Norelands who do a fantastic job, he is a well-balanced horse, moved well and we have had a lot of luck with Kingman – Palace Pier and Persian King. He will go to France to be trained by Andre Fabre,” reported Stroud.

Allez Y is a half-sister to the Group 3 winning Frankel colt Master of Reality, who is trained by Joseph O'Brien and is as short as 22/1 for this year's Melbourne Cup.

Date With Destiny's Daughter Makes 350,000 Guineas

Newsells Park Stud were celebrating when their daughter of first season sire Churchill out of George Washington's only foal Date With Destiny sold for 350,000 guineas (US$480,209). The three-parts sister to the Group 3 winner Beautiful Morming, who realized 1.4 million guineas (US$1,920,806) at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale in 2018, was knocked down to Stroud Coleman's Anthony Stroud after he saw off AMO Racing's Kia Joorabchian stood alongside Robson Aguiar.

Julian Dollar of Newsells said: “When we bought Date With Destiny some people asked us if it was because of that rarity value, but it really wasn't. We'd had some luck with the family before, and Flawly was one of the first mares we bought and she produced Best Name – she was one of the best mares we had early on in terms of sales and as a producer. We were very fond of the family so when the opportunity came to buy a bit more of it, we came in with her.

“We mated her to Galileo and she produced a lovely filly in Beautiful Morning, so we went to the son. The Churchill was an interesting mating, going back to something familiar but to put in a bit more speed and precocity, the mare herself was quite precocious.”

Newsells Park Stud purchased Date With Destiny at the 2011 Tattersalls December Mare Sale for 185,000 guineas via agent John Warren.

Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale continues at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

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Sweetontheladies To Stand At Pleasant Acres Stallions In Florida For 2021

Pleasant Acres Stallions is pleased to announce that black type winner and multiple graded stakes-placed Sweetontheladies will stand in Florida for the 2021 breeding season with a $2,500 fee.

With 31 starts, Sweetontheladies finished in the top four in 21 races, including five graded stakes and eight black type races, with career earnings of $408,012.

“Helen and I are excited to have the black type-winning and graded stakes-placed sprinter Sweetontheladies join our roster at Pleasant Acres Stallions,” said Joe Barbazon, owner of Pleasant Acres Stallions. “He has retired sound and brings stamina and consistency as a tenacious sprinter on dirt to our stables. Sweetontheladies is the only Twirling Candy stallion in Florida, which gives breeders the opportunity to expand the Candy Ride bloodline in our state.”

Sweetontheladies is by track record-setting, Grade 1 winner Twirling Candy, out of black type-placed Whataclassybroad, by Yankee Gentleman.

Twirling Candy stands at Lane's End for $40,000 and was the number one fifth-crop sire by Grade 1 horses in 2019. He has sired 19 black type winners and graded winners on both turf and dirt, and in 2019, his yearlings sold up to $950,000, with 2-year-old sales up to $850,000. Twirling Candy's sire – Candy Ride – is a perennial leading general sire of six champions who stands at Lane's End for $100,000. Candy Ride currently has 16 lifetime Grade 1 winners, with 2019 yearling sales to $1 million.

In 2016, Sweetontheladies began his career winning a maiden special weight in his first race at Gulfstream Park. He also won the Juvenile Sprint Stakes that same year. In 2017, he won the Crystal River Handicap and placed second in the Millions Sprint Preview Stakes. The next year, Sweetontheladies placed second in the Grade 3 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes and the G3 Smile Sprint Stakes.

He was third in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes, the G1 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap, and the G3 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes. In 2019, Sweetontheladies placed second in the Pelican Stakes and was third in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes, as well as the G2 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes.

Throughout his career, Sweetontheladies ran in good company. He beat graded stakes winner and black type winner Mr. Jordan (by Kantharos) in both the G3 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes and the G3 Smile Sprint Stakes. Sweetontheladies also beat X Y Jet (by Kantharos) in the Sunshine Millions Sprint Stakes. In the Pelican Stakes, Sweetontheladies won against millionaire multiple graded stakes winner Imperial Hint.

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In The Stud Presented By Kentucky Equine Research: Sharp Azteca, First Crop Weanlings Of 2020

Sharp Azteca was one of the top dirt milers of his generation, and now the son of Freud will aim to pass that talent on to future generations.

In this week's episode of In The Stud, we speak to Tom Hamm of Three Chimneys Farm about the five-time graded stakes winner whose first foals are weanlings of 2020.

Sharp Azteca was a road warrior during his on-track career, with all six of his career stakes wins coming at different racetracks. At three, he took the Grade 3 Pat Day Mile Stakes at Churchill Downs and the non-graded City of Laurel Stakes at Laurel Park, adding an in-the-money effort in the G1 Malibu Stakes.

His best season was at age four, when he claimed the G1 Cigar Mile Handicap at Aqueduct, the G2 Gulfstream Park Handicap at Gulfstream Park, the G2 Kelso Handicap at Belmont Park, and the G3 Monmouth Cup Stakes at Monmouth Park. He also finished second in that year's G1 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Del Mar and the G1 Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont.

Sharp Azteca is out of the unraced Saint Liam mare So Sharp. He hails from the family of Kentucky Oaks winner Seaside Attraction, as well as Canadian champion Key to the Moon, Grade 1 winners Bowies Hero and Gorgeous, and Kentucky Derby runner-up Firing Line.

The In The Stud series, put together by our friends at EquiSport Photos, features up-and-coming names in the stallion ranks, with a focus on those whose first foals are weanlings of 2020. Paulick Report bloodstock editor Joe Nevills interviews farm staff about the stallion's appealing qualities and what mares might work best with them, while giving viewers and potential breeders a chance to see the stallion on the walk and on the racetrack.

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