Lavinia Fontana (horse)

Lavinia Fontana
Sire	Sharpo
Grandsire	Sharpen Up
Dam	Belle Origine
Damsire	Exclusive Native
Sex	Mare
Foaled	12 April 1989
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Denis Brosnan
Owner	Cyril Humphris
Trainer	Con Collins John Dunlop
Record	36: 9-7-3
Earnings	£272,970
Major wins
Prix du Petit Couvert (1993) Premio Umbria (1993) Haydock Sprint Cup (1994) Premio Chiusura (1994, 1995)

Lavinia Fontana (foaled 12 April 1989) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was a durable sprinter who raced in five countries and won nine of her 36 races between April 1991 and November 1995. Competing mainly in minor races early in her career she won once in 1991 and three times in the following year. She was moved up in class as four-year-old and recorded major victories in both the Prix du Petit Couvert in France and the Premio Umbria in Italy. In the following year she showed her best form in autumn, producing a career-best performance to take the Haydock Sprint Cup in England and winning the Premio Chiusura in Italy. She was less successful as a six-year-old, but did add a second win in the Premio Chiusura before being retired from racing. As a broodmare she produced two minor winners from six foals.

Lavinia Fontana was a chestnut mare with a small white star bred in Ireland by Denis Brosnan. She was owned during her racing career by the art dealer Cyril Humphris who named the filly was named after an Italian painter. She was initially sent into training with Con Collins at The Curragh in County Kildare.

She was one of the best horses sired by Sharpo, a sprinter whose wins included three consecutive runnings of the William Hill Sprint Championship. His other offspring included College Chapel (winner of the Prix Maurice de Gheest), Penny Drops (Sandown Mile), Sharp Prod (Moet & Chandon Rennen), Gorse (Holsten-Trophy), Port Lucaya (Premio Vittorio di Capua), Sharpical (Tote Gold Trophy) and Dark 'n Sharp (Red Rum Handicap Chase).

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