223:. He was sired by Aristophanes, a British stallion imported to Argentina after having shown good, but unexceptional form in his native country. He made a great impact as a breeding stallion and was the Leading sire in Argentina in 1960. Forli's dam Trevisa was a successful broodmare and a half sister to La Dogana, whose descendants included
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and being named Horse of the Year in 1966. He was imported to the United States in 1967 and won two of his three races before he was retired from racing. He stood as a breeding stallion in
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in May. Forli then developed leg problems and was pinfired before returning to win an exhibition race at
Hollywood in July. He suffered his first and only defeat in the
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Forli was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at
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406:Pedigree of Forli (ARG), chestnut stallion, 1963
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219:Forli was a chestnut horse bred in Argentina by
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262:In 1967 Forli was bought by
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304:Stud record
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584:References
557:Foxhunter
528:Lady Juror
516:Fair Trial
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481:L'Olivete
215:Background
139:Major wins
567:Dogaresa
562:Staylace
554:Foxglove
462:Commotion
209:broodmare
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134:10: 9-1-0
82:Argentina
37:Grandsire
724:"*Forli"
490:Colorado
451:Chaucer
442:Rosedrop
422:Hyperion
401:Pedigree
338:July Cup
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58:Advocate
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538:Papyrus
521:Fairway
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470:Mieuxce
448:Selene
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375:Fordham
314:Nureyev
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393:, won
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377:, won
347:Forego
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330:Thatch
255:, the
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174:Awards
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131:Record
87:Colour
71:Foaled
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