Avie's Flatter Retired to Stud at Colebrook Farms

Avie's Flatter , Canada's champion 2-year-old of 2018 and earner of over CA$1 million in his career, is retiring from racing to stand at Colebrook Farms in Ontario.

The Tall Oaks Farm homebred won the Cup and Saucer Stakes and Coronation Futurity at Woodbine, two of Canada's most prestigious juvenile races, during his 2018 Sovereign Award-winning juvenile season.

He continued to succeed at 3, winning the 2019 Kentucky Utilities Transylvania Stakes (G3T) at Keeneland, and finishing in the top three of each leg of the Canadian Triple Crown.

During his 4-year-old season, the Josie Carroll trainee was placed in the Eclipse Stakes (G2). At 5 he won the Nearctic Stakes (G2T) and Connaught Cup Stakes (G2T), and he was placed in his final start at 6, the Bold Venture Stakes (G2). His career record from 20 starts is 7-3-3.

"Avie's Flatter will be greatly missed in our barn," said Carroll. "He has been not only one of our most talented horses, but also a great personality. A top horse for almost five years, he never failed to give 100%. I can't wait to be part of his legacy."

Avie's Flatter showed great versatility throughout his racing career and won or was placed in stakes ranging from six furlongs to 1 1/2 miles, on all surfaces; Tapeta, turf, and dirt.

Avie's Flatter is by the A.P. Indy stallion Flatter  , and his maternal side features plenty of black type.

His first dam, the Empire Maker  mare Avie's Empire , produced stakes-winning Avie's Mineshaft  and graded stakes-placed Avie's Mesa . His second dam, Fly for Avie, produced stakes winners Avie's Tale and Avie's Quality, and graded stakes-placed Avie's Sense. His third dam, Fly for Baby, produced group 1 winner Fly for Avie, and his fourth dam produced stakes winner Senor Tippy.

"With a racing career where he won on multiple surfaces at different distances, and a page rich with black type, Avie's Flatter has the on-track success and pedigree to become a great stallion," said Tall Oaks Farm director Colleen Dalos. "We look forward to standing Avie's Flatter in Ontario in partnership with Colebrook Farms, where he is well suited to sire runners that will succeed on the world-class synthetic and turf racing at Woodbine."

Avie's Flatter joins a Tall Oaks Farm Ontario stallion lineup that includes Gamble's Exchange , Amis Gizmo , and Ami's Holiday .

"Tall Oaks Farm is committed to supporting the Ontario breeding market by standing a fourth stallion in the province," said Dalos. "We believe strongly in breeding and racing opportunities in Ontario and will be participating in Ontario Racing's Thoroughbred Improvement Program Mare Purchase Program to support our freshman stallion."