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{{Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
{{Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
| horsename = Ambiorix
| horsename = Ambiorix
| image = [[File:Ambiorix II (FR).jpg|thumb|centre|Ambiorix II]]
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| sire = [[Tourbillon (horse)|Tourbillon]]
| sire = [[Tourbillon (horse)|Tourbillon]]
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| sex = [[Stallion (horse)|Stallion]]
| sex = [[Stallion (horse)|Stallion]]
| foaled = 1946
| foaled = 1946
| country = France {{flagicon|France}}
| country = France
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]]<ref name="Ahnert">Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), ''Thoroughbred Breeding of the World'', Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970</ref>
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Dark Bay/Brown]]
| breeder = [[Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard]]
| breeder = [[Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard]]
| owner = [[Marcel Boussac]]
| owner = [[Marcel Boussac]]
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| awards = [[French Champion Two-Year-Old-Colt]] (1948)<br>[[Leading sire in North America]] (1961)<br>[[Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland]] (1963)
| awards = [[French Champion Two-Year-Old-Colt]] (1948)<br>[[Leading sire in North America]] (1961)<br>[[Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland]] (1963)
| honours =
| honours =
| updated= January 11, 2010
| updated= 21 February 2010
}}
}}
'''Ambiorix''' (1946-1975) (also known as '''Ambiorix II''' to distinguish him from another Ambiorix [1940], also by Tourbillon)<ref name="Leicester">Leicester, Sir Charles, ''Bloodstock Breeding'', J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969</ref> was a French Champion Two-Year-Old [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]] who became a leading sire.
'''Ambiorix''' (1946-1975) was a French Champion [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]] who became a Champion sire. Regally bred by [[Marcel Boussac]] at his [[Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard]] in [[Orne]], he was sired by [[Tourbillon (horse)|Tourbillon]] whom Ambiorix would help make the [[Leading sire in France]] in 1948. Tourbillon was a son of [[Ksar (horse)|Ksar]], a two-time winner of the [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] and the Leading sire in France in 1931. The dam of Ambiorix was Lavendula, a daughter of [[Pharos (horse)|Pharos]], the [[Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland]] in 1931 and Leading sire in France in 1939.


==Pedigree==
Regally bred by [[Marcel Boussac]] at his [[Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard]] in [[Orne]], he was sired by [[Tourbillon (horse)|Tourbillon]] whom Ambiorix II would help make the [[Leading sire in France]] in 1948. Tourbillon was a son of [[Ksar (horse)|Ksar]], a two-time winner of the [[Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe]] and the Leading sire in France in 1931. The dam of Ambiorix II was Lavendula, a daughter of [[Pharos (horse)|Pharos]], the [[Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland]] in 1931 and Leading sire in France in 1939. Ambiorix was a half-brother to Source Sucree (dam of [[Turn-To]]), Perfume II (dam of [[My Babu]] and Sayani), Singadula and Wild Lavender II.<ref>[http://www.studbook.org.au/horse.aspx?hid=445129&pagetype=MARENPROD ASB: Lavendula (FR)] Retrieved 2010-2-21</ref>

==Race reord==
Trained by [[Charles Semblat]] and ridden by [[Roger Poincelet]], Ambiorix proved to be a better runner at races around 8-10 [[furlong]]s in distance rather than the European Classic distance of 12&nbsp;furlongs or more.
Trained by [[Charles Semblat]] and ridden by [[Roger Poincelet]], Ambiorix proved to be a better runner at races around 8-10 [[furlong]]s in distance rather than the European Classic distance of 12&nbsp;furlongs or more.


In 1948 Ambiorix made three starts. He finished off the board in his racing debut in the French Prix de Chatou and then easily won the Selsey Stakes at [[Goodwood Racecourse]] in [[England]]. He followed this with a win in the most important race for two-year-olds in France, the [[Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère|Grand Criterium]]. His performances earned him the 1948 [[French Champion Two-Year-Old-Colt]] honors. Racing at age three in 1949, Ambiorix made four starts. Jockey Poincelet guided the colt to wins in the [[Prix Lupin]] at [[Longchamp Racecourse]] and the [[Prix Greffulhe]] at [[Saint-Cloud Racecourse]], both of which were run at around ten furlongs. Ambiorix then earned seconds to Good Luck in the 1949 [[Prix du Jockey Club]] and to Val Drake in the [[Prix Hocquart]].
In 1948 Ambiorix made three starts. He finished off the board in his racing debut in the French Prix de Chatou and then easily won the Selsey Stakes at [[Goodwood Racecourse]] in [[England]]. He followed this with a win in the most important race for two-year-olds in France, the [[Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère|Grand Criterium]]. His performances earned him the 1948 [[French Champion Two-Year-Old-Colt]] honors. Racing at age three in 1949, Ambiorix made four starts. Jockey Poincelet guided the colt to wins in the [[Prix Lupin]] at [[Longchamp Racecourse]] and the [[Prix Greffulhe]] at [[Saint-Cloud Racecourse]], both of which were run at around ten furlongs. Ambiorix then earned seconds to Good Luck in the 1949 [[Prix du Jockey Club]] and to Val Drake in the [[Prix Hocquart]].


==A Champion sire==
==A champion sire==
Retired from racing, Marcel Boussac believed Ambiorix would have more value as a sire in the United States where the vast majority of race distances suited his record best. As such, he was sold for [[United States dollar|US$]]250,000 to a syndicate led by [[Arthur B. Hancock , Jr.|Bull Hancock]] who brought him to stand at [[stud (animal)|stud]] in time for the 1950 season at his [[Claiborne Farm]] near [[Paris, Kentucky]].
Retired from racing, Marcel Boussac believed Ambiorix would have more value as a sire in the United States where the vast majority of race distances suited his record best. As such, he was sold for [[United States dollar|US$]]250,000 to a syndicate led by [[Arthur B. Hancock , Jr.|Bull Hancock]] who brought him to stand at [[stud (animal)|stud]] in time for the 1950 season at his [[Claiborne Farm]] near [[Paris, Kentucky]].


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* [[Count Amber]] (b. 1957) - won [[Narragansett Special]], sire of [[Amberoid]]
* [[Count Amber]] (b. 1957) - won [[Narragansett Special]], sire of [[Amberoid]]
* [[Amber Morn]] (b. 1956) - won [[Bowling Green Handicap]], [[Autumn Stakes (Canada)|Autumn Handicap]], sire of [[Queen's Plate]] winners [[Royal Chocolate]] and [[Amber Herod]]
* [[Amber Morn]] (b. 1956) - won [[Bowling Green Handicap]], [[Autumn Stakes (Canada)|Autumn Handicap]], sire of [[Queen's Plate]] winners [[Royal Chocolate]] and [[Amber Herod]]
* Make Sail, winner of the [[Kentucky Oaks]].


Through his daughter Fantan II, Ambiorix was the damsire of [[Ragusa (horse)|Ragusa]] who was a major factor in him earning [[Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland]] honors in 1963.
Through his daughter Fantan II, Ambiorix was the damsire of [[Ragusa (horse)|Ragusa]] who was a major factor in him earning [[Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland]] honors in 1963.
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/ambiorix Ambiorix's pedigree and partial racing stats]
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Tourbillon.html#Ambiorix Profile of Ambiorix at] ''[[Thoroughbred Heritage]]''
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Tourbillon.html#Ambiorix Profile of Ambiorix at] ''[[Thoroughbred Heritage]]''

==External links==
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/ambiorix Ambiorix's pedigree and partial racing stats]


[[Category:1944 racehorse births]]
[[Category:1944 racehorse births]]

Revision as of 06:14, 21 February 2010

Ambiorix
Ambiorix II
SireTourbillon
GrandsireKsar
DamLavendula
DamsirePharos
SexStallion
Foaled1946
CountryFrance
ColourBay[1]
BreederHaras de Fresnay-le-Buffard
OwnerMarcel Boussac
TrainerCharles Semblat
Record7: 4-2-0
Earnings4,638,600 + £832
Major wins
Selsey Stakes (1948)
Grand Criterium (1948)
Awards
French Champion Two-Year-Old-Colt (1948)
Leading sire in North America (1961)
Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1963)
Last updated on 21 February 2010

Ambiorix (1946-1975) (also known as Ambiorix II to distinguish him from another Ambiorix [1940], also by Tourbillon)[2] was a French Champion Two-Year-Old Thoroughbred racehorse who became a leading sire.

Pedigree

Regally bred by Marcel Boussac at his Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard in Orne, he was sired by Tourbillon whom Ambiorix II would help make the Leading sire in France in 1948. Tourbillon was a son of Ksar, a two-time winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the Leading sire in France in 1931. The dam of Ambiorix II was Lavendula, a daughter of Pharos, the Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland in 1931 and Leading sire in France in 1939. Ambiorix was a half-brother to Source Sucree (dam of Turn-To), Perfume II (dam of My Babu and Sayani), Singadula and Wild Lavender II.[3]

Race reord

Trained by Charles Semblat and ridden by Roger Poincelet, Ambiorix proved to be a better runner at races around 8-10 furlongs in distance rather than the European Classic distance of 12 furlongs or more.

In 1948 Ambiorix made three starts. He finished off the board in his racing debut in the French Prix de Chatou and then easily won the Selsey Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in England. He followed this with a win in the most important race for two-year-olds in France, the Grand Criterium. His performances earned him the 1948 French Champion Two-Year-Old-Colt honors. Racing at age three in 1949, Ambiorix made four starts. Jockey Poincelet guided the colt to wins in the Prix Lupin at Longchamp Racecourse and the Prix Greffulhe at Saint-Cloud Racecourse, both of which were run at around ten furlongs. Ambiorix then earned seconds to Good Luck in the 1949 Prix du Jockey Club and to Val Drake in the Prix Hocquart.

A champion sire

Retired from racing, Marcel Boussac believed Ambiorix would have more value as a sire in the United States where the vast majority of race distances suited his record best. As such, he was sold for US$250,000 to a syndicate led by Bull Hancock who brought him to stand at stud in time for the 1950 season at his Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky.

Ambiorix would spend the rest of his life at Claiborne Farm where he sired fifty-one stakes race winners and was the Leading sire in North America in 1961. His best offspring included:

Through his daughter Fantan II, Ambiorix was the damsire of Ragusa who was a major factor in him earning Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland honors in 1963.

After being pensioned, Ambiorix died at age twenty-nine in January 1975 at Claiborne Farm and is buried the farm's equine cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), Thoroughbred Breeding of the World, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
  2. ^ Leicester, Sir Charles, Bloodstock Breeding, J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969
  3. ^ ASB: Lavendula (FR) Retrieved 2010-2-21