A member of the family of the great Argentine taproot mare Ante Diem, Pilmayquen was one of the better fillies of her crop in Argentina and was the fifth member of Ante Diem’s family to win the classic Gran Premio Selección (Argentine Oaks). She was not a particularly notable producer but did become the second dam of another Argentine Classic winner in 1944 Polla de Potrillos (Argentine Two Thousand Guineas) winner Gay Boy.
Race record
8 wins
1922:
1923:
Also won:
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Pilmayquen produced at least four foals. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Bred by Benito Villanueva and Miguel Martínez de Hoz, Pilmayquen was owned by Stud La Morena. As a broodmare, she passed to the ownership of Haras Chapadmalal.
Pedigree notes
Pilmayquen is inbred 4x4 to 1880 Derby Stakes winner Bend Or, 5x5x4 to 1867 Derby Stakes winner and seven-time English champion sire Hermit, and 5x5 to 1863 Two Thousand Guineas and Derby Stakes winner Macaroni. She was produced from Swallow, a half sister to 1912 Gran Premio Enrique Acebal winner Hirondelle (by Pietermaritzburg).
Swallow's dam Espoir (by four-time Argentine champion sire Gay Hermit) is a full sister to two-time Chilean champion sire Gonin and to Párvula, dam of 1899 Gran Premio Selección winner Parva (by Stiletto) and 1902 Gran Premio Selección winner Particula (by Stiletto); 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; and third dam of 1935 Gran Premio Nacional winner Ix, 1940 Polla de Potrillos winner Zurrún, and Premio General Pueyrredon winner Henry Lee, the Chilean champion sire of 1935. Espoir is also a full sister 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), who raced in Argentina under the name “Epupel.” In addition, Espoir is a half sister to Dawn (by Queen’s Messenger), 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. Finally Espoir is a half sister to Galopine (by Keir), second dam of 1910 Polla de Potrancas and Gran Premio Selección (Argentine Oaks) winner Locandiera.
Espoir and her siblings were produced from the English import Ante Diem, one of the first great Argentine foundation mares. 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 a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator). Her dam, a 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne (by Melbourne), was produced from Maid of Masham (by 1838 St. Leger Stakes winner Don John) and is a full sister to Faraway, third dam of Russian Derby winner Magnat. The Young Melbourne Mare is also 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. In addition, the Young Melbourne Mare is 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. Finally, the Young Melbourne Mare Diem 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
8 wins
1922:
- Won Gran Premio Selección (ARG, Palermo)
1923:
- 3rd Gran Premio José Pedro Ramírez (URU, Maroñas)
Also won:
- Gran Premio de Honor (ARG)
- Premio Rivadavia (ARG)
- Premio General Belgrano (ARG)
- Premio Vicente L. Casares (ARG)
- Premio Otoño (ARG)
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Pilmayquen produced at least four foals. Her important foals are as follow:
- Pimpinela (1930, by Parwiz) was a stakes winner and produced 1941 Polla de Potrillos winner Gay Boy and Argentine stakes winner Punjab (both by Rustom Pasha).
- Parsee (1941, by Rustom Pasha) was exported to Colombia, where he won the important Premio Jockey Club de Bogota.
Connections
Bred by Benito Villanueva and Miguel Martínez de Hoz, Pilmayquen was owned by Stud La Morena. As a broodmare, she passed to the ownership of Haras Chapadmalal.
Pedigree notes
Pilmayquen is inbred 4x4 to 1880 Derby Stakes winner Bend Or, 5x5x4 to 1867 Derby Stakes winner and seven-time English champion sire Hermit, and 5x5 to 1863 Two Thousand Guineas and Derby Stakes winner Macaroni. She was produced from Swallow, a half sister to 1912 Gran Premio Enrique Acebal winner Hirondelle (by Pietermaritzburg).
Swallow's dam Espoir (by four-time Argentine champion sire Gay Hermit) is a full sister to two-time Chilean champion sire Gonin and to Párvula, dam of 1899 Gran Premio Selección winner Parva (by Stiletto) and 1902 Gran Premio Selección winner Particula (by Stiletto); 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; and third dam of 1935 Gran Premio Nacional winner Ix, 1940 Polla de Potrillos winner Zurrún, and Premio General Pueyrredon winner Henry Lee, the Chilean champion sire of 1935. Espoir is also a full sister 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), who raced in Argentina under the name “Epupel.” In addition, Espoir is a half sister to Dawn (by Queen’s Messenger), 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. Finally Espoir is a half sister to Galopine (by Keir), second dam of 1910 Polla de Potrancas and Gran Premio Selección (Argentine Oaks) winner Locandiera.
Espoir and her siblings were produced from the English import Ante Diem, one of the first great Argentine foundation mares. 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 a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator). Her dam, a 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne (by Melbourne), was produced from Maid of Masham (by 1838 St. Leger Stakes winner Don John) and is a full sister to Faraway, third dam of Russian Derby winner Magnat. The Young Melbourne Mare is also 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. In addition, the Young Melbourne Mare is 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. Finally, the Young Melbourne Mare Diem 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
- Pilmayquen, a name which comes from the word for “wanderer” in the Mapuche (or Mapudungan) language, is the name of a stream and its valley in Chile where the initial uprising of the indigenous Mapuche people against domination by the Spanish Empire began.
Last updated: October 13, 2021