Telefónico (ARG)
1971 – After Spring 1987
Table Play (USA) x Filipina (ARG), by Fomento (ARG)
Family 1-s
1971 – After Spring 1987
Table Play (USA) x Filipina (ARG), by Fomento (ARG)
Family 1-s
One of four stakes winners produced by the remarkable association of the Round Table horse Table Play and the Argentine broodmare Filipina, Telefónico was a Classic winner in Argentina and showed good form in the United States as well. He returned to South America to race as a 5-year-old and was then retired to stud. Excepting his Argentine-sired son Salvate Tel, winner of the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (ARG-G1), he had most of his successes in Venezuela.
Race record
26 starts, 5 wins, 4 seconds
1974:
1975:
1976:
Assessments
Rated at 119 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American turf males of 1975, 7 pounds below divisional champion Snow Knight.
As an individual
A bay horse; no other information available.
As a stallion
Telefónico initially stood in Argentina. He moved to Venezuela after the 1982 South American breeding season. His last foals were born in Venezuela in 1988. According to records compiled by The Jockey Club, Telefónico sired 15 winners (17.9%) and five stakes winners (6.0%) from 84 named foals of racing age, but it should be noted that stud records for South American horses of this time period were often incomplete.
Notable progeny
Background (VEN), Backyard (VEN), Salvate Tel (ARG), Volcana (VEN)
Connections
Telefónico was bred by Haras Don Yeye. He was owned by Stud Diana Andrea. In the United States, he was owned by R. P. Barcala and trained by L. M. Goldfine.
Pedigree notes
Telefónico is outcrossed through five generations. He is a full brother to 1978 Argentine Quadruple Crown winner winner Telescópico (the 1978 Argentine Horse of the Year) and to 1976 Argentine champion 2-year-old filly Taba, dam of 1986 American champion older male Turkoman (by Alydar), listed stakes winner Slow Fuse (by Fluorescent Light) and stakes producers Now Go (by Exclusive Native) and Thunder Maid (by Alydar). He is also a full brother to Titania, dam of multiple Argentine Group 1 winner Cerbatana (by Cipayo), and to Telescópica, dam of multiple listed stakes winner Ms. Aerosmith (by Skywalker) and Japanese stakes winner Eishin Vincennes (by Relaunch) and second dam of 1998 Gran Premio Provincia de Buenos Aires (ARG-G1) Tifosi, Argentine Group 3 winner Miradita Toss and Grade 3 winner Illiquidity. In addition, Telefónico is a half brother to Peruvian stakes winner Flower Girl (by Lacydon).
Filipina (by 1957 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini winner Fomento), the dam of Telefónico, won two races from 11 starts in Argentina. She is out of Rosa Roja, a daughter of 1930 Eclipse Stakes winner Rustom Pasha and the Fox Cub mare Reseda.
Last updated: November 21, 2024
Race record
26 starts, 5 wins, 4 seconds
1974:
- Won Polla de Potrancos (Argentine Two Thousand Guineas) (ARG-G1, 1600mD, Palermo)
- Won Gran Premio San Isidro (ARG-G1, 1600mT, San Isidro)
- 3rd Gran Premio Nacional (Argentine Derby) (ARG-G1, 2500mD, Palermo)
1975:
- Won Edgemere Handicap (USA-G3, 10FT, Belmont)
- 3rd Bowling Green Handicap (USA-G2, 12FT, Belmont)
1976:
- 2nd Grande Prémio Brasil (BRZ-G1, 2400mT, Gavea)
- 3rd Gran Premio 25 de Mayo (ARG-G1)
Assessments
Rated at 119 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American turf males of 1975, 7 pounds below divisional champion Snow Knight.
As an individual
A bay horse; no other information available.
As a stallion
Telefónico initially stood in Argentina. He moved to Venezuela after the 1982 South American breeding season. His last foals were born in Venezuela in 1988. According to records compiled by The Jockey Club, Telefónico sired 15 winners (17.9%) and five stakes winners (6.0%) from 84 named foals of racing age, but it should be noted that stud records for South American horses of this time period were often incomplete.
Notable progeny
Background (VEN), Backyard (VEN), Salvate Tel (ARG), Volcana (VEN)
Connections
Telefónico was bred by Haras Don Yeye. He was owned by Stud Diana Andrea. In the United States, he was owned by R. P. Barcala and trained by L. M. Goldfine.
Pedigree notes
Telefónico is outcrossed through five generations. He is a full brother to 1978 Argentine Quadruple Crown winner winner Telescópico (the 1978 Argentine Horse of the Year) and to 1976 Argentine champion 2-year-old filly Taba, dam of 1986 American champion older male Turkoman (by Alydar), listed stakes winner Slow Fuse (by Fluorescent Light) and stakes producers Now Go (by Exclusive Native) and Thunder Maid (by Alydar). He is also a full brother to Titania, dam of multiple Argentine Group 1 winner Cerbatana (by Cipayo), and to Telescópica, dam of multiple listed stakes winner Ms. Aerosmith (by Skywalker) and Japanese stakes winner Eishin Vincennes (by Relaunch) and second dam of 1998 Gran Premio Provincia de Buenos Aires (ARG-G1) Tifosi, Argentine Group 3 winner Miradita Toss and Grade 3 winner Illiquidity. In addition, Telefónico is a half brother to Peruvian stakes winner Flower Girl (by Lacydon).
Filipina (by 1957 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini winner Fomento), the dam of Telefónico, won two races from 11 starts in Argentina. She is out of Rosa Roja, a daughter of 1930 Eclipse Stakes winner Rustom Pasha and the Fox Cub mare Reseda.
Last updated: November 21, 2024