Avilius

Avilius (horse)

Avilius (horse)

British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Avilius (foaled 22 May 2014) is a retired British bred thoroughbred racehorse that won multiple Group 1 races in Australia.

Quick Facts Sire, Grandsire ...

Background

Avilius is a son of Pivotal and was bred at Darley Stud.[2]

Racing career

Originally trained by André Fabre in France, Avilius won a 2400m maiden at Chantilly and the Listed Prix de Suresnes at Maisons-Laffitte. Avilius also had placings in the Prix Eugène Adam and the Prix Guillaume d'Ornano.[3]

Avilius was then transferred to Godolphin's Australian stable of James Cummings where he was gelded. Avilius has won 9 races in Australia, including the Ranvet Stakes, Tancred Stakes and the George Main Stakes which are at Group 1 level.[4]

It was announced in July 2021 that Avilius would be retired from racing and become part of the Godolphin Lifetime Care program, where he would be retrained, most likely as a show horse.[5]

Pedigree

More information SirePivotal (GB) 1993, DamAlessandria (GB) 2003 ...

References

 

  1. [1]
    "Avilius Horse Profile". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Pivotal World leading sire". cheveleypark.co.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Pivotal's Avilius earns a ticket for Melbourne Cup". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Avilius in dominant George Main stakes win". thoroughbrednews.com.au. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Godolphin call time on triple Group 1 winner". punters.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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    "Avilius Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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