Ambiorix (horse)

Ambiorix
Ambiorix II (1946)
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.

  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