A beautifully bred mare, Alpenstock III gained her Kentucky Broodmare of the Year credentials after being represented by three stakes winners in 1951. She consistently threw hardy, hard-trying stock, but none of her sons were good sires and her daughters did not breed on.
Race record
5 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third, £122
Honors
Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (1951)
As an individual
A brown mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Alpenstock III produced 13 named foals, of which 10 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Bred by the Cliveden Stud, Alpenstock III was imported to the United States by Walter J. Salmon and was a broodmare at his Mereworth Farm. The last report of her was as not covered the previous year in 1959.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1926 Italian champion 3-year-old male and 1928 Coronation Cup winner Apelle, Alpenstock III is inbred 4x3 to 1899 Ascot Gold Cup winner Cyllene (the English champion sire of 1909 and 1910 and the Argentine champion sire of 1913) and 5x4x4 to nine-time English champion sire St. Simon, an unbeaten champion on the race course and winner of the 1884 Ascot Gold Cup. She is a half sister to 1929 Oaks Stakes winner Pennycomequick (by Hurry On), dam of 1939 English champion 2-year-old filly Golden Penny (by Hyperion) and the hardy English stakes winner High Stakes, second dam of 1944 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Pensive and 1953 Athasi Plate winner Banri an Oir, and third dam of 1958 Californian Stakes winner Seaneen, 1963 New Orleans Handicap winner Endymion, 1971 Del Mar Handicap winner Pinjara, 1960 Hollywood Oaks winner Paris Pike, 1960 Del Mar Debutante Stakes winner Amri-An, and 1960 Jamaica Handicap winner Rare Rice. Alpenstock III is also a half sister to 1931 Coronation Stakes winner Sunny Devon (by Solario) and to Picture (by Gainsborough), dam of 1938 English champion 2-year-old filly Scenery II (by Biribi), second dam of 1945 Two Thousand Guineas winner and important sire Court Martial and 1955 Ladies Handicap winner Manotick, and third dam of 1966 Irish Two Thousand Guineas winner Paveh and 1968 Horris Hill Stakes winner Sentier. In addition, Alpenstock III is a half sister to Cattewater (by Bosworth), dam of 1945 Waterford Testimonial Stakes winner Imaal (by Fair Trial) and third dam of 1957 Spanish Horse of the Year Sultan El Yago.
Plymstock, the dam of Alpenstock III, won the Select Stakes at Newmarket. A half sister to 1918 Princess of Wales’s Stakes winner Blink II (by Sunstar), she was produced from 1910 One Thousand Guineas winner Winkipop. Sired by 1902 Ascot Gold Cup winner William the Third (by St. Simon), Winkipop was in turn produced from Conjure, a winning daughter of the good sprinter Juggler and 1886 Stand Plate winner Connie (by 1869 St. Leger Stakes winner Pero Gomez).
Fun facts
Last updated: January 11, 2025
Race record
5 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third, £122
Honors
Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (1951)
As an individual
A brown mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Alpenstock III produced 13 named foals, of which 10 started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
- The Frank (1946, by Pharamond II) never raced but is the third dam of 1970 California Derby winner George Lewis. Her more distant descendants include Grade 3 winner Lady by Choice.
- Sturdy One (1947, by Unbreakable) ran 79 times. His 13 wins included four stakes events, headed by the 1951 Tanforan Handicap; he also won the Inglewood Handicap twice. He did not sire anything of importance.
- Ruhe (1948, by Menow; a gelding) won 11 of 108 starts, including six stakes events. His biggest wins were in the 1951 Blue Grass Stakes and the 1953 Equipoise Mile Handicap.
- Alladier (1949, by Balladier) won nine of 62 starts, with his wins including the 1951 Breeders’ Futurity. There is no record of his having stood at stud in North America.
Connections
Bred by the Cliveden Stud, Alpenstock III was imported to the United States by Walter J. Salmon and was a broodmare at his Mereworth Farm. The last report of her was as not covered the previous year in 1959.
Pedigree notes
Sired by 1926 Italian champion 3-year-old male and 1928 Coronation Cup winner Apelle, Alpenstock III is inbred 4x3 to 1899 Ascot Gold Cup winner Cyllene (the English champion sire of 1909 and 1910 and the Argentine champion sire of 1913) and 5x4x4 to nine-time English champion sire St. Simon, an unbeaten champion on the race course and winner of the 1884 Ascot Gold Cup. She is a half sister to 1929 Oaks Stakes winner Pennycomequick (by Hurry On), dam of 1939 English champion 2-year-old filly Golden Penny (by Hyperion) and the hardy English stakes winner High Stakes, second dam of 1944 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Pensive and 1953 Athasi Plate winner Banri an Oir, and third dam of 1958 Californian Stakes winner Seaneen, 1963 New Orleans Handicap winner Endymion, 1971 Del Mar Handicap winner Pinjara, 1960 Hollywood Oaks winner Paris Pike, 1960 Del Mar Debutante Stakes winner Amri-An, and 1960 Jamaica Handicap winner Rare Rice. Alpenstock III is also a half sister to 1931 Coronation Stakes winner Sunny Devon (by Solario) and to Picture (by Gainsborough), dam of 1938 English champion 2-year-old filly Scenery II (by Biribi), second dam of 1945 Two Thousand Guineas winner and important sire Court Martial and 1955 Ladies Handicap winner Manotick, and third dam of 1966 Irish Two Thousand Guineas winner Paveh and 1968 Horris Hill Stakes winner Sentier. In addition, Alpenstock III is a half sister to Cattewater (by Bosworth), dam of 1945 Waterford Testimonial Stakes winner Imaal (by Fair Trial) and third dam of 1957 Spanish Horse of the Year Sultan El Yago.
Plymstock, the dam of Alpenstock III, won the Select Stakes at Newmarket. A half sister to 1918 Princess of Wales’s Stakes winner Blink II (by Sunstar), she was produced from 1910 One Thousand Guineas winner Winkipop. Sired by 1902 Ascot Gold Cup winner William the Third (by St. Simon), Winkipop was in turn produced from Conjure, a winning daughter of the good sprinter Juggler and 1886 Stand Plate winner Connie (by 1869 St. Leger Stakes winner Pero Gomez).
Fun facts
- An alpenstock is an iron-shod wooden staff with a spiked tip, used for travel on the snowfields and glaciers of the Alpine region since the Middle Ages.
Last updated: January 11, 2025