One of the last good sons of Tourbillon, AMBIORIX (dark bay colt 1946 out of Lavendula by Pharos) was bred by Marcel Boussac, and was a close relative to the year older Guineas winner My Babu (by Tourbillon's son DJEBEL, out of Perfume II, a Badruddin daughter of Lavendula). Ambiorix took only three starts at two to make his point. Unplaced in his debut, the Prix de Chatou at Longchamp, he was sent to Goodwood in England for the Selsey Maiden Stakes and won the six-furlongs event by six widening lengths. Back in his homeland, Ambiorix won the championship in the Grand Criterium by two lengths.
At three, Ambiorix sprang back on the scene looking like a superhero, winning the Prix Greffulhe, then the Prix Lupin in quick succession, both at ten furlongs. In the Prix du Jockey Club, he hit his distance limitations and failed to stay the additional quarter mile by a half length to Good Luck, who he had beaten in the Prix Lupin. He also lost the Prix Hocquart to Val Drake, then was retired with four wins in seven starts.
Boussac sold Ambiorix for $250,000 to an American syndicate headed by Arthur Hancock of Claiborne Farm, where the colt stood his first season at stud in 1950. Here he was a remarkable success, getting 51 stakes winners in a long stud career with 423 foals. His best offspring included High Voltage (champion fillly at two and C.C.A. Oaks winner at three), Hitting Away (Withers Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, etc.), Pinjara, Pleasure Seeker, Rash Statement, Ambiopoise (sire of Faraway Son and Twice Worthy), Count Amber (sire of Belmont winner Amberoid), Ambehaving (sire in Florida), and Amber Morn (sire of Queen's Plate winners Royal Chocolate and Amber Herod).
Ambiorix didn't get a classic level colt,and in fact, his fillies were better than his colts at two and three, like High Voltage, Rash Statement, and Sarcastic. His daughters were excellent broodmares and nicked particularly well with Bold Ruler, getting Vitriolic, Stupendous, Bold Commander, Bold and Brave, also with Ribot, getting Ragusa and Irradiate. Outside of Hitting Away, his best sons got better with age and tended to be good handicappers both on dirt and turf. His best sons were just marginally successful sires, although stakes-placed son Sheet Anchor was a very successful son in Argentina. Ambiorix was pensioned from stud duty and died in January, 1975 at the age of 29. He is buried at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky.
Thoroughbred Heritage
At three, Ambiorix sprang back on the scene looking like a superhero, winning the Prix Greffulhe, then the Prix Lupin in quick succession, both at ten furlongs. In the Prix du Jockey Club, he hit his distance limitations and failed to stay the additional quarter mile by a half length to Good Luck, who he had beaten in the Prix Lupin. He also lost the Prix Hocquart to Val Drake, then was retired with four wins in seven starts.
Boussac sold Ambiorix for $250,000 to an American syndicate headed by Arthur Hancock of Claiborne Farm, where the colt stood his first season at stud in 1950. Here he was a remarkable success, getting 51 stakes winners in a long stud career with 423 foals. His best offspring included High Voltage (champion fillly at two and C.C.A. Oaks winner at three), Hitting Away (Withers Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, etc.), Pinjara, Pleasure Seeker, Rash Statement, Ambiopoise (sire of Faraway Son and Twice Worthy), Count Amber (sire of Belmont winner Amberoid), Ambehaving (sire in Florida), and Amber Morn (sire of Queen's Plate winners Royal Chocolate and Amber Herod).
Ambiorix didn't get a classic level colt,and in fact, his fillies were better than his colts at two and three, like High Voltage, Rash Statement, and Sarcastic. His daughters were excellent broodmares and nicked particularly well with Bold Ruler, getting Vitriolic, Stupendous, Bold Commander, Bold and Brave, also with Ribot, getting Ragusa and Irradiate. Outside of Hitting Away, his best sons got better with age and tended to be good handicappers both on dirt and turf. His best sons were just marginally successful sires, although stakes-placed son Sheet Anchor was a very successful son in Argentina. Ambiorix was pensioned from stud duty and died in January, 1975 at the age of 29. He is buried at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky.
Thoroughbred Heritage
One of the last good sons of Tourbillon, AMBIORIX (dark bay colt 1946 out of Lavendula by Pharos) was bred by Marcel Boussac, and was a close relative to the year older Guineas winner My Babu (by Tourbillon's son DJEBEL, out of Perfume II, a Badruddin daughter of Lavendula). Ambiorix took only three starts at two to make his point. Unplaced in his debut, the Prix de Chatou at Longchamp, he was sent to Goodwood in England for the Selsey Maiden Stakes and won the six-furlongs event by six widening lengths. Back in his homeland, Ambiorix won the championship in the Grand Criterium by two lengths.
At three, Ambiorix sprang back on the scene looking like a superhero, winning the Prix Greffulhe, then the Prix Lupin in quick succession, both at ten furlongs. In the Prix du Jockey Club, he hit his distance limitations and failed to stay the additional quarter mile by a half length to Good Luck, who he had beaten in the Prix Lupin. He also lost the Prix Hocquart to Val Drake, then was retired with four wins in seven starts.
Boussac sold Ambiorix for $250,000 to an American syndicate headed by Arthur Hancock of Claiborne Farm, where the colt stood his first season at stud in 1950. Here he was a remarkable success, getting 51 stakes winners in a long stud career with 423 foals. His best offspring included High Voltage (champion fillly at two and C.C.A. Oaks winner at three), Hitting Away (Withers Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, etc.), Pinjara, Pleasure Seeker, Rash Statement, Ambiopoise (sire of Faraway Son and Twice Worthy), Count Amber (sire of Belmont winner Amberoid), Ambehaving (sire in Florida), and Amber Morn (sire of Queen's Plate winners Royal Chocolate and Amber Herod).
Ambiorix didn't get a classic level colt,and in fact, his fillies were better than his colts at two and three, like High Voltage, Rash Statement, and Sarcastic. His daughters were excellent broodmares and nicked particularly well with Bold Ruler, getting Vitriolic, Stupendous, Bold Commander, Bold and Brave, also with Ribot, getting Ragusa and Irradiate. Outside of Hitting Away, his best sons got better with age and tended to be good handicappers both on dirt and turf. His best sons were just marginally successful sires, although stakes-placed son Sheet Anchor was a very successful son in Argentina. Ambiorix was pensioned from stud duty and died in January, 1975 at the age of 29. He is buried at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky.
Thoroughbred Heritage
At three, Ambiorix sprang back on the scene looking like a superhero, winning the Prix Greffulhe, then the Prix Lupin in quick succession, both at ten furlongs. In the Prix du Jockey Club, he hit his distance limitations and failed to stay the additional quarter mile by a half length to Good Luck, who he had beaten in the Prix Lupin. He also lost the Prix Hocquart to Val Drake, then was retired with four wins in seven starts.
Boussac sold Ambiorix for $250,000 to an American syndicate headed by Arthur Hancock of Claiborne Farm, where the colt stood his first season at stud in 1950. Here he was a remarkable success, getting 51 stakes winners in a long stud career with 423 foals. His best offspring included High Voltage (champion fillly at two and C.C.A. Oaks winner at three), Hitting Away (Withers Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, etc.), Pinjara, Pleasure Seeker, Rash Statement, Ambiopoise (sire of Faraway Son and Twice Worthy), Count Amber (sire of Belmont winner Amberoid), Ambehaving (sire in Florida), and Amber Morn (sire of Queen's Plate winners Royal Chocolate and Amber Herod).
Ambiorix didn't get a classic level colt,and in fact, his fillies were better than his colts at two and three, like High Voltage, Rash Statement, and Sarcastic. His daughters were excellent broodmares and nicked particularly well with Bold Ruler, getting Vitriolic, Stupendous, Bold Commander, Bold and Brave, also with Ribot, getting Ragusa and Irradiate. Outside of Hitting Away, his best sons got better with age and tended to be good handicappers both on dirt and turf. His best sons were just marginally successful sires, although stakes-placed son Sheet Anchor was a very successful son in Argentina. Ambiorix was pensioned from stud duty and died in January, 1975 at the age of 29. He is buried at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky.
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