Report: Winx yearling sells for world filly record $6.6 million

An 18-month-old daughter of Australian champion mare Winx sold for about $6.6 million at auction, a world record for a filly.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation News in Australia reported that the filly, the first foal for Winx, was sold to Debbie Kepitis, a co-owner of Winx and operator of Woppitt Bloodstock.

Kepitis told ABC News that the filly will be trained by Chris Waller, who also trained Winx.

The filly was sired by Pierro, a champion stallion for Coolmore Stud, according to the report.

Winx had an Australiasian record winning streak of 33 races, including 25 Group 1 wins and a record four Cox Plates. She had earning of more than $17 million before being retired in 2019, according to the report.

Winx delivered a stillborn foal in 2020, according to the report, and was given a year off from breeding before being bred to Pierro. She is expecting her next foal by Snitzel, leading stallion for Australia's Arrowfield Stud.