Like his predecessor Souvenir, the second Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) winner, Surplice, was sired by an imported Thoroughbred stallion on a mare whose antecedents have been lost in time. He was of no known importance as a sire but did help establish his own sire, Phoenix, as one of the top stallions in early Argentine breeding history.
Race record
Complete record unavailable
1885:
As an individual
Nothing is known of Surplice as an individual, not even his color.
Connections
The second consecutive Gran Premio Nacional winner for his connections, Souvenir was bred by Guillermo Kemmis' Haras Las Rosas and raced in the colors of Caballeriza Buenos Aires. He was trained by Manuel Velázquez.
Pedigree notes
Surplice was sired by the French import Phoenix (or Phenix), a high-class sprinter-miler who was a son of the stakes winner Cymbal and a paternal grandson of the 1861 Derby Stakes winner, Kettledrum. Imported by Guillermo Kemmis to his Haras Las Rosas, Phoenix became the first great sire in Argentine history, leading that country's sire list six times. Surplice was produced from Priestess, a mare who was reportedly seven-eighths Thoroughbred. Nothing further is known of his ancestry.
Fun facts
Race record
Complete record unavailable
1885:
- Won Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) (ARG, 2500m, Palermo)
As an individual
Nothing is known of Surplice as an individual, not even his color.
Connections
The second consecutive Gran Premio Nacional winner for his connections, Souvenir was bred by Guillermo Kemmis' Haras Las Rosas and raced in the colors of Caballeriza Buenos Aires. He was trained by Manuel Velázquez.
Pedigree notes
Surplice was sired by the French import Phoenix (or Phenix), a high-class sprinter-miler who was a son of the stakes winner Cymbal and a paternal grandson of the 1861 Derby Stakes winner, Kettledrum. Imported by Guillermo Kemmis to his Haras Las Rosas, Phoenix became the first great sire in Argentine history, leading that country's sire list six times. Surplice was produced from Priestess, a mare who was reportedly seven-eighths Thoroughbred. Nothing further is known of his ancestry.
Fun facts
- A surplice is a wide-sleeved tunic worn over a cassock (an ankle-length robe that typically has a high collar) by clergy, acolytes, and choir members of some Christian denominations. Surplices are usually white and made of cotton or linen.
- Surplice is the first of three Gran Premio Nacional winners within five years for six-time Argentine champion sire Phoenix. The others are Osiris (1888) and San Martín (1890).