Avilius (foaled 22 May 2014) is a retired British bred thoroughbred racehorse that won multiple
Group 1 races in Australia.
Background
Avilius is a son of
Pivotal
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and was bred at
Darley Stud.
Racing career
Originally trained by
André Fabre in France, Avilius won a 2400m maiden at
Chantilly
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Places
France
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United States
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and the
Listed Prix de Suresnes at
Maisons-Laffitte. Avilius also had placings in the
Prix Eugène Adam and the
Prix Guillaume d'Ornano.
Avilius was then transferred to
Godolphin's Australian stable of James Cummings where he was
gelded
A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule. Castration, as well as the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male equine to be calmer and better-behaved, making th ...
. Avilius has won 9 races in Australia, including the
Ranvet Stakes,
Tancred Stakes
H E Tancred Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group One, Group 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, run over 2,400 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. The prize money for the event ...
and the
George Main Stakes
The George Main Stakes, is an Australian Turf Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 1600 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in September. Total prize money for the race is A$1, ...
which are at
Group 1 level.
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.
Pedigree
References
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2014 racehorse births
Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
Racehorses trained in Australia