Ante Diem (GB)
December 31, 1877 – c. 1896
Musket (GB) x Young Melbourne Mare (GB), by Young Melbourne (GB)
Family 9-g
"GENETIC GEM"
December 31, 1877 – c. 1896
Musket (GB) x Young Melbourne Mare (GB), by Young Melbourne (GB)
Family 9-g
"GENETIC GEM"
Ante Diem (‘before the day” in Latin) got her name because she was foaled on December 31, one day before the universal birthday for Thoroughbreds in the Northern Hemisphere. She never had the opportunity to make a name for herself as a race mare, but after her exportation to Argentina, she became the first great matriarch of the Argentine turf.
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Ante Diem produced at least 10 foals. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Bred by Glasgow Stud, Ante Diem was exported to Argentina in 1884. There, she became a foundation mare for Santiago Luro’s famous breeding farm Haras La Quinua, which became Haras Ojo de Agua when the stud was moved to Balcarce in 1892.
Pedigree notes
Sired by Ascot Stakes winner Musket (who became a three-time Australian champion sire after being exported to New Zealand in 1878), Ante Diem is inbred 4x3 to two-time English champion sire Melbourne, 4x4 to the good English racer and sire Pantaloon, and 5x5 to 1810 Derby Stakes winner and two-time english champion sire Whalebone. She is a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator).
Ante Diem is out of an 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne (by Melbourne). Produced from Maid of Masham (by 1838 St. Leger Stakes winner Don John), the Young Melbourne Mare is a full sister to Faraway, third dam of Russian Derby winner Magnat. She is a half sister to Lady Masham (by Brother to Straffordf), dam of 1888 Ascot Gold Cup winner Timothy and third dam of the important broodmare Fairy Gold. She is also a half sister to an 1855 daughter of Teddington who is the second dam of 1881 Two Thousand Guineas winner Peregrine and the third dam of 1895 Oaks Stakes winner La Sagesse and 1901 One Thousand Guineas winner Aida. In addition, the Young Melbourne Mare is a half sister to an 1861 daughter of Toxophilite who is the second dam of the major English stakes winner St. Mirin.
Maid of Masham was a good race mare whose 22 victories included the 1848 Great Yorkshire Stakes. Produced from the Belshazzar mare Miss Lydia, she is a half sister to Maid of Derwent, third dam of 1888 Melbourne Cup winner Mentor and AJC Plate winner La Tosca. Miss Lydia, in turn, is out of an 1816 daughter of Comus and is a half sister to 1843 St. Leger Stakes winner Nutwith (by Tomboy).
Last updated: October 13, 2021
Race record
Unraced
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Ante Diem produced at least 10 foals. Her important foals are as follow:
- Dawn (1884, by Queen’s Messenger) is the second dam of 1913 Polla de Potrancas (Argentine One Thousand Guineas) winner Piscueta and the third dam of Kosmos, whose 28 wins include the 1933 Grande Prêmio Major Suckow and the 1934 Grande Prêmio São Paulo.
- Galopine (1889, by Keir) is the second dam of 1910 Polla de Potrancas and Gran Premio Selección (Argentine Oaks) winner Locandiera.
- Párvula (1890, by Gay Hermit) is the dam of 1899 Gran Premio Selección winner Parva (by Stiletto) and 1902 Gran Premio Selección winner Particula (by Stiletto). She is the second dam of 1918 Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) and Gran Premio Selección winner Omega, 1913 Gran Premio Internacional (later the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini) winner Energica, and 1915 Premio Arenales winner Aguerrido. She is also the third dam of 1935 Gran Premio Nacional winner Ix, 1940 Polla de Potrillos (Argentine Two Thousand Guineas) winner Zurrún, 1928 Gran Premio Saturnino J. Unzue winner Silurico, and Premio General Pueyrredon winner Henry Lee, the Chilean champion sire of 1935.
- Espoir (1892, by Gay Hermit) is the dam of 1912 Premio Enrique Acebal winner Hirondelle (by Pietermaritzburg) and the second dam of 1922 Gran Premio Selección winner Pilmayquen.
- Gonin (1894, by Gay Hermit) became a two-time champion sire in Chile.
- Enfantine (1896, by Gay Hermit) is the dam of major Argentine stakes winners Elcano (by Old Man) and Enero (by Old Man) and of Brazilian stakes winner Calepino (by Orange), who raced in Argentina under the name “Epupel.”
Connections
Bred by Glasgow Stud, Ante Diem was exported to Argentina in 1884. There, she became a foundation mare for Santiago Luro’s famous breeding farm Haras La Quinua, which became Haras Ojo de Agua when the stud was moved to Balcarce in 1892.
Pedigree notes
Sired by Ascot Stakes winner Musket (who became a three-time Australian champion sire after being exported to New Zealand in 1878), Ante Diem is inbred 4x3 to two-time English champion sire Melbourne, 4x4 to the good English racer and sire Pantaloon, and 5x5 to 1810 Derby Stakes winner and two-time english champion sire Whalebone. She is a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator).
Ante Diem is out of an 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne (by Melbourne). Produced from Maid of Masham (by 1838 St. Leger Stakes winner Don John), the Young Melbourne Mare is a full sister to Faraway, third dam of Russian Derby winner Magnat. She is a half sister to Lady Masham (by Brother to Straffordf), dam of 1888 Ascot Gold Cup winner Timothy and third dam of the important broodmare Fairy Gold. She is also a half sister to an 1855 daughter of Teddington who is the second dam of 1881 Two Thousand Guineas winner Peregrine and the third dam of 1895 Oaks Stakes winner La Sagesse and 1901 One Thousand Guineas winner Aida. In addition, the Young Melbourne Mare is a half sister to an 1861 daughter of Toxophilite who is the second dam of the major English stakes winner St. Mirin.
Maid of Masham was a good race mare whose 22 victories included the 1848 Great Yorkshire Stakes. Produced from the Belshazzar mare Miss Lydia, she is a half sister to Maid of Derwent, third dam of 1888 Melbourne Cup winner Mentor and AJC Plate winner La Tosca. Miss Lydia, in turn, is out of an 1816 daughter of Comus and is a half sister to 1843 St. Leger Stakes winner Nutwith (by Tomboy).
Last updated: October 13, 2021