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Name Ambiorix

Born 1946

Sire Tourbillon

Born 1928

Dam Lavendula II

Born 1930

Sex M

Family 1

Colour BR

Filter GW

Born In France

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At Stud No

Notes FRENCH CHAMPION JUVENILE:
Grand Criterium, Prix Lupin, Prix Greffulhe; 2nd Prix Du Jockey Club.

Given his leaning towards speed over stamina, Ambiorix was judged by his famed French breeder Marcel Boussac more useful at stud in the USA and was subsequently sold to A.B. Hancock Jr and Claiborne Farm for $250,000.

US Champion Sire 1961.
Sire of 427 foals, 373 runners, 291 winners, 51 SW;
AEI: 2.43.

Earned warmblood lifetime number # 64207046 with three approved sons.

Names in italics are duplicated in four generations. Group and stakes winners are in bold.

Tourbillon 1928 - 13	Ksar 1918 - 3	Bruleur 1910 - 4	Chouberski (1902) - 28
			Basse Terre (1899) - 4
		Kizil Kourgan 1899 - 3	Omnium (1892) - 22
			Kasbah (1892) - 3
	Durban 1918 - 13	Durbar 1911 - A4	Rabelais (1900) - 14
			Armenia (1901) - A4
		Banshee 1910 - 13	Irish Lad (1900) - A22
			Frizette (1905) - 13
Lavendula II 1930 - 1	Pharos 1920 - 13	Phalaris 1913 - 1	Polymelus (1902) - 3
			Bromus (1905) - 1
		Scapa Flow 1914 - 13	Chaucer (1900) - 1
			Anchora (1905) - 13
	Sweet Lavender 1923 - 1	Swynford 1907 - 1	John O'Gaunt (1901) - 3
			Canterbury Pilgrim (1893) - 1
		Marchetta 1907 - 1	Marco (1892) - 3
			Hettie Sorrel (1891) - 1