Parva was the first of two winners of the Gran Premio Selección (Argentine Oaks) produced from Párvula. While not as successful a broodmare as her dam, she is the ancestress of Argentine Classic winners Mineral, Half Crown, and Argentaria.
Race record
Unknown
1899:
1900:
Also won the Premio Ignacio Correas (ARG)
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Parva produced at least 11 foals. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
Bred and owned by Haras Ojo de Agua.
Pedigree notes
Parva is inbred 4x5 to 1852 English dual Classic winner and seven-time English champion sire Stockwell and 5x5 to 1858 St. Leger Stakes winner and four-time English champion sire Touchstone; she is also inbred 5x5 to two-time English champion sire Melbourne. She is a full sister to 1902 Gran Premio Selección winner Particula, dam of 1913 Gran Premio Internacional (later the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini) winner Energica (by Cyllene) and Premio Arenales winner Aguerrido (by Polar Star), second dam of Premio General Pueyrredon and 1935 Chilean champion sire Henry Lee and Premio Saavedra winner Hermann Goos, and third dam of Encantador, a winner of the Premio Vicente Casares and the Premio Otoño. Parva is also a half sister to Alfa (by Kendal), dam of 1918 Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) and Gran Premio Selección winner Omega (by Your Majesty) and 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. Alfa is also the third dam of 1940 Premio Enrique Acebal winner Halte-La and 1952 Gran Premio Raul y Raul E. Chevalier winner Tarento.
Parva is out of Párvula, 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. Párvula 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 (Argentine Oaks) 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). Produced from an 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne, Ante Diem is a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator).
Fun facts
Last updated: April 10, 2023
Race record
Unknown
1899:
- Won Gran Premio Selección (ARG, Palermo)
1900:
- Won Premio Etoile (ARG)
Also won the Premio Ignacio Correas (ARG)
As an individual
A bay mare; no further information available.
As a producer
Parva produced at least 11 foals. Her important foals are as follow:
- Magna (1905, by Kendal) is the third dam of 1931 Argentine Triple Crown winner Mineral.
- Oquendo (1910, by Cyllene) ranked twice among Argentina’s top five sires.
- Parvulita (1914, by Your Majesty) is the dam of Premio General San Martín winner Moratin (by Pulgarin), the second dam of Premio General Eudoro J. Balsa winner Alarcon, and the third dam of 1958 Venezuelan champion older male Petare, a multiple stakes winner in the United States.
Connections
Bred and owned by Haras Ojo de Agua.
Pedigree notes
Parva is inbred 4x5 to 1852 English dual Classic winner and seven-time English champion sire Stockwell and 5x5 to 1858 St. Leger Stakes winner and four-time English champion sire Touchstone; she is also inbred 5x5 to two-time English champion sire Melbourne. She is a full sister to 1902 Gran Premio Selección winner Particula, dam of 1913 Gran Premio Internacional (later the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini) winner Energica (by Cyllene) and Premio Arenales winner Aguerrido (by Polar Star), second dam of Premio General Pueyrredon and 1935 Chilean champion sire Henry Lee and Premio Saavedra winner Hermann Goos, and third dam of Encantador, a winner of the Premio Vicente Casares and the Premio Otoño. Parva is also a half sister to Alfa (by Kendal), dam of 1918 Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) and Gran Premio Selección winner Omega (by Your Majesty) and 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. Alfa is also the third dam of 1940 Premio Enrique Acebal winner Halte-La and 1952 Gran Premio Raul y Raul E. Chevalier winner Tarento.
Parva is out of Párvula, 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. Párvula 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 (Argentine Oaks) 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). Produced from an 1859 daughter of Young Melbourne, Ante Diem is a half sister to Madcap (by Trumpeter), dam of 1892 Great Northern Derby winner Morion (by Captivator).
Fun facts
- In Spanish, “parva” can mean “unthreshed grain” or “a heap”; it can also be the feminine form of an adjective meaning “small.” The last is most likely the meaning of Parva’s name, deriving from her dam’s, which has “very small” as one of its meanings.
Last updated: April 10, 2023