Aureole (horse)

Aureole
SireHyperion
GrandsireGainsborough
DamAngelola
DamsireDonatello
SexStallion
Foaled1950
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourChestnut
BreederKing George VI
OwnerQueen Elizabeth II
TrainerCecil Boyd-Rochfort
Record14:7-3-2
Earnings£36,224
Major wins
Lingfield Derby Trial (1953)
Cumberland Lodge Stakes (1953)
Victor Wild Stakes (1954)
Coronation Cup (1954)
Hardwicke Stakes (1954)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1954)
Awards
Timeform rating: 132
Last updated on 13 May 2022

Aureole (1950–1974) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was owned by Queen Elizabeth II. In a career that lasted from August 1952 until July 1954, he ran fourteen times and won eleven races. As a three-year-old in 1953, he won the Lingfield Derby Trial before finishing second to Pinza in both the Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He reached his peak as a four-year-old in 1954 when he won his last four races: the Victor Wild Stakes at Kempton, the Coronation Cup at Epsom, the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot and Britain's most prestigious all-aged race, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. After retiring from racing he was sent to stud, where he became a successful sire of winners.