Produced from the great Argentine foundation mare Ante Diem, Párvula was the foremost of her dam’s daughters when it came to the breeding shed. The dam of two Argentine Classic winners, she founded a branch of the family that was still producing Argentine Classic winners in the early 21st century.
Race record
Unknown
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Párvula produced at least seven foals. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Párvula was bred by Santiago Luro’s Haras La Quinua, which became Haras Ojo de Agua when the stud was moved to Balcarce in 1892.
Pedigree notes
Párvula is a full sister to two-time Chilean champion sire Gonin; to Enfantine, dam of major Argentine stakes winners Elcano (by Old Man) and Enero (by Old Man) and of Brazilian stakes winner Calepino (by Orange); and to Espoir, dam of 1912 Premio Enrique Acebal winner Hirondelle (by Pietermaritzburg) and second dam of 1922 Gran Premio Selección winner Pilmayquen. She is a half sister to Dawn (by Queen’s Messenger), second dam of 1913 Polla de Potrancas (Argentine One Thousand Guineas) winner Piscueta and third dam of Kosmos, whose 28 wins include the 1933 Grande Prêmio Major Suckow and the 1934 Grande Prêmio São Paulo. Párvula is also a half sister to Galopine (by Keir), second dam of 1910 Polla de Potrancas and Gran Premio Selección winner Locandiera.
Párvula and her siblings were produced from the English import Ante Diem, whose sire Musket, a winner of the Ascot Stakes, became a three-time Australian champion sire after being exported to New Zealand in 1878). Ante Diem is a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator).
Ante Diem, in turn, is out of an 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne (by Melbourne). Produced from the good race mare 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 Strafford), 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.
Fun facts
Last updated: October 13, 2021
Race record
Unknown
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Párvula produced at least seven foals. Her important foals are as follow:
- Parva (1896, by Stiletto) won the 1899 Gran Premio Selección (Argentine Oaks) and the 1900 Premio Etoile (later the Gran Premio Enrique Acebal), as well as the Premio Ignacio Correas. She is the dam of Oquendo, a son of Cyllene who ranked twice among Argentina’s top five sires. She is also the second dam of Premio General San Martín winner Moratin and the third dam of Premio General Eudoro J. Balsa winner Alarcon.
- Particula (1899, by Stiletto) won the 1902 Gran Premio Selección and Premio Etoile and the 1904 Gran Premio Montevideo (later the Gran Premio José Pedro Ramirez, Uruguay's most important all-aged event). She is the dam of 1913 Gran Premio Internacional (later the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini) winner Energica (by Cyllene), who in turn is the dam of Premio General Pueyrredon and 1935 Chilean champion sire Henry Lee (by Your Majesty) and Premio Saavedra winner Hermann Goos (by Your Majesty). Energica is also the second dam of Encantador, a winner of the Premio Vicente Casares and the Premio Otoño. Returning to Particula, she also produced Premio Arenales winner Aguerrido (by Parlanchin).
- Alfa (1904, by Kendal) is the dam of 1918 Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) and Gran Premio Selección winner Omega and is the second dam of 1935 Gran Premio Nacional winner Ix, 1940 Polla de Potrillos (Argentine Two Thousand Guineas) winner Zurrún, and 1928 Gran Premio Saturnino J. Unzue winner Silurico. She is also the third dam of 1940 Premio Enrique Acebal winner Halte-La and 1952 Gran Premio Raul y Raul E. Chevalier winner Tarento.
Connections
Párvula was bred by Santiago Luro’s Haras La Quinua, which became Haras Ojo de Agua when the stud was moved to Balcarce in 1892.
Pedigree notes
Párvula is a full sister to two-time Chilean champion sire Gonin; to Enfantine, dam of major Argentine stakes winners Elcano (by Old Man) and Enero (by Old Man) and of Brazilian stakes winner Calepino (by Orange); and to Espoir, dam of 1912 Premio Enrique Acebal winner Hirondelle (by Pietermaritzburg) and second dam of 1922 Gran Premio Selección winner Pilmayquen. She is a half sister to Dawn (by Queen’s Messenger), second dam of 1913 Polla de Potrancas (Argentine One Thousand Guineas) winner Piscueta and third dam of Kosmos, whose 28 wins include the 1933 Grande Prêmio Major Suckow and the 1934 Grande Prêmio São Paulo. Párvula is also a half sister to Galopine (by Keir), second dam of 1910 Polla de Potrancas and Gran Premio Selección winner Locandiera.
Párvula and her siblings were produced from the English import Ante Diem, whose sire Musket, a winner of the Ascot Stakes, became a three-time Australian champion sire after being exported to New Zealand in 1878). Ante Diem is a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator).
Ante Diem, in turn, is out of an 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne (by Melbourne). Produced from the good race mare 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 Strafford), 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.
Fun facts
- In Spanish, “párvula” can refer to a toddler or can be an adjective meaning “very small,” “innocent,” or “humble.”
Last updated: October 13, 2021