Parth (horse)
Parth | |
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Stallion | |
Foaled | 1920 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Owner | Mathradas Goculdas A. Kingsley Macomber |
Trainer | James H. Crawford |
Major wins | |
Greenham Stakes (1923) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1923) Great Jubilee Handicap (1924) Churchill Stakes (1924) |
Parth (foaled 1920) was a British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1923 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Background
Parth was a bay horse sired by
Parth was first owned by the Indian textile magnate Mathradas Goculdas and later sold for 20,000
Racing career
In 1923, Parth contested
Racing at age four, Parth's wins included the Great Jubilee Handicap at Kempton Park Racecourse in May in which he defeated Verdict (winner of the Cambridgeshire Handicap and the Coronation Cup) by a short head.[10][11] In Autumn he ran second to Pharos in the Champion Stakes at Newmarket and third behind the filly Teresina and Papyrus in the Jockey Club Stakes.[12] Parth injured a tendon during the running for the City and Suburban Handicap and was retired in May 1925 to Macomber's stud farm in Normandy.[13]
Stud record
Kingsley Macomber purchased Haras du Quesnay breeding farm in Lower Normandy from William Kissam Vanderbilt and for the 1925 breeding season Parth was retired to stand at stud. As a sire, he met with limited success but did produce Davout, a winner of the 1936 Poule d'Essai des Poulains.[14]
Pedigree
Sire Polymelus (GB) 1902 |
Cyllene 1895 |
Bona Vista | Bend Or |
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Vista | |||
Arcadia | Isonomy | ||
Distant Shore | |||
Maid Marian 1886 |
Hampton* | Lord Clifden | |
Lady Langden | |||
Quiver | Toxophilite | ||
Young Melbourne mare | |||
Dam Willia (GB) 1908 |
William the Third 1898 |
St. Simon | Galopin |
St. Angela | |||
Gravity | Wisdom | ||
Enigma | |||
Gadfly 1896 |
Hampton* | Lord Clifden | |
Lady Langden | |||
Merry Duchess | Speculum | ||
Grand Duchess (Family:22)[1] |
- Parth was inbred 3 × 3 to Hampton, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the third generation of his pedigree.
References
- ^ a b "Grand Duchess - Family 22-d". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "TURF NOTES". Auckland Star. 8 September 1923. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "A Macomber". Horseracing History Online. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- ^ a b Sue Montgomery (1998-10-04). "The French classic and the English connection". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
- ^ "A. C. Walker, the Australian jockey, riding Parth". Western Mail. 14 Jun 1923. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "SPORTING". Hawera & Normanby Star. 8 June 1923. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "RACING IN FRANCE". Hawera & Normanby Star. 9 October 1923. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ISBN 1-90157015-0.
- ^ "- CABLED SPORT. BRITISH TURF.JUBILEE HANDICAP". Advocate. 19 May 1924. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "THE ENGLISH TURF". Hawera & Normanby Star. 19 May 1924. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "FIXTURES". Evening Post. 4 October 1924. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ Staff (2 May 1925). "Parth out of training". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "All Progeny for Parth - IDSHS(AUS) Online Stud Book". IDSHS. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Hugh McMahon. "The Sport Horse Show and Breed Database". Sporthorse-data.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.