Champion mare Winx is to be mated with Australian stallion I Am Invincible in her first season at stud later this year.
Her owners, Peter and Patty Tighe, Richard Treweeke and Debbie Kepitis, announced yesterday they had chosen the Hunter Valley-based Yarraman Park stallion as her first mating.
They issued a statement via the mare's trainer Chris Waller saying they had fielded interest from home and abroad but decided she would remain in Australia.
"We have utilised and considered the expert advice of bloodstock professionals both domestically and internationally," they said. "We have sought the opinions of various pedigree consultants, bloodstock agents and stud managers. They provided us with the foundation of information to assess and use to compile the short list of stallions for consideration.
"This process highlighted the extreme depth to the stallion ranks in Australia and across the world.
