Parth (horse)

British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Parth

Oct 7, 1923, at Longchamp

Sire| Polymelus
Grandsire| Cyllene
Dam| Willia
Damsire| William the Third
Sex| 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. The horse following the end of his career was sold by Mr. Goculdas to Sir Victor Sassoon in a deal which transferred all of Mr. Goculdas's bloodstock interests to Sir Victor Sassoon.

## Background

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Parth was a bay horse sired by Polymelus, the five-time Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland. His dam was Willia, a daughter of the 1902 Ascot Gold Cup winner William the Third. As a descendant of the mare Grand Duchess, Parth was a member of the same Thoroughbred family which produced Manna, Blushing Groom and Mill Reef.[1]

Parth was first owned by the Indian textile magnate Mathradas Goculdas and later sold for 20,000 guineas[2] to A. Kingsley Macomber, an American who maintained a sizeable racing operation in Europe[3] and who had won the 1918 Preakness Stakes with War Cloud.[4] The colt was trained at Ogbourne in Wiltshire, England by James H. Crawford.[5]

## Racing career

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In 1923, Parth contested The Derby having previously won the Greenham Plate at Newbury: in both races he was ridden by the Australian jockey A. C. Walker.[6] According to press reports, he was left twenty lengths behind the leaders at the start of the Derby, before staying on strongly in the straight to finish third behind Papyrus and Pharos.[7] He later finished fourth in the St. Leger Stakes to the filly Tranquil. In October, Parth was sent to Paris to contest the fourth running of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe a race which, while an important international test, had not yet attained the status of Europe's premier weight-for-age contest. After arriving in France at Boulogne, Parth spent thirty hours travelling by train to Paris.[5] Ridden by Frank O'Neill, Parth started at odds of 35/4 and won by a neck from Massine,[8] a French-trained three-year-old who went on to win the race (as well as the Ascot Gold Cup) in 1924.[9]

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.

## Pedigree

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Pedigree of Parth (GB), bay stallion, 1920[13] 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

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1. ^ a b "Grand Duchess - Family 22-d". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-06-11.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "TURF NOTES". Auckland Star. 8 September 1923. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
3. ^ "A Macomber". Horseracing History Online. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
4. ^ Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopedia of British Flat Racing. Macdonald and Jane’s. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ "A. C. Walker, the Australian jockey, riding Parth". Western Mail. 14 Jun 1923. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
7. ^ "SPORTING". Hawera & Normanby Star. 8 June 1923. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
8. ^ "RACING IN FRANCE". Hawera & Normanby Star. 9 October 1923. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
9. ^ Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1999). A Century of Champions. Portway Press. ISBN 1-90157015-0.
10. ^ "- CABLED SPORT. BRITISH TURF.JUBILEE HANDICAP". Advocate. 19 May 1924. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
11. ^ "THE ENGLISH TURF". Hawera & Normanby Star. 19 May 1924. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
12. ^ "FIXTURES". Evening Post. 4 October 1924. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
13. ^ Hugh McMahon. "The Sport Horse Show and Breed Database". Sporthorse-data.com. Retrieved 2012-06-11.

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Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners

* 1920 Comrade
* 1921 Ksar
* 1922 Ksar
* 1923 Parth
* 1924 Massine
* 1925 Priori
* 1926 Biribi
* 1927 Mon Talisman
* 1928 Kantar
* 1929 Ortello
* 1930 Motrico
* 1931 Pearl Cap ♥
* 1932 Motrico
* 1933 Crapom
* 1934 Brantôme
* 1935 Samos ♥
* 1936 Corrida ♥
* 1937 Corrida ♥
* 1938 Eclair au Chocolat
* 1941 Le Pacha
* 1942 Djebel
* 1943 Verso
* 1944 Ardan
* 1945 Nikellora
* 1946 Caracalla
* 1947 Le Paillon
* 1948 Migoli
* 1949 Coronation ♥
* 1950 Tantieme
* 1951 Tantieme
* 1952 Nuccio
* 1953 La Sorellina ♥
* 1954 Sica Boy
* 1955 Ribot
* 1956 Ribot
* 1957 Oroso
* 1958 Ballymoss
* 1959 Saint Crespin
* 1960 Puissant Chef
* 1961 Molvedo
* 1962 Soltikoff
* 1963 Exbury
* 1964 Prince Royal
* 1965 Sea Bird
* 1966 Bon Mot
* 1967 Topyo
* 1968 Vaguely Noble
* 1969 Levmoss
* 1970 Sassafras
* 1971 Mill Reef
* 1972 San San ♥
* 1973 Rheingold
* 1974 Allez France ♥
* 1975 Star Appeal
* 1976 Ivanjica
* 1977 Alleged
* 1978 Alleged
* 1979 Three Troikas ♥
* 1980 Detroit ♥
* 1981 Gold River ♥
* 1982 Akiyda ♥
* 1983 All Along ♥
* 1984 Sagace
* 1985 Rainbow Quest
* 1986 Dancing Brave
* 1987 Trempolino
* 1988 Tony Bin
* 1989 Carroll House
* 1990 Saumarez
* 1991 Suave Dancer
* 1992 Subotica
* 1993 Urban Sea ♥
* 1994 Carnegie
* 1995 Lammtarra
* 1996 Helissio
* 1997 Peintre Celebre
* 1998 Sagamix
* 1999 Montjeu
* 2000 Sinndar
* 2001 Sakhee
* 2002 Marienbard
* 2003 Dalakhani
* 2004 Bago
* 2005 Hurricane Run
* 2006 Rail Link
* 2007 Dylan Thomas
* 2008 Zarkava ♥
* 2009 Sea the Stars
* 2010 Workforce
* 2011 Danedream ♥
* 2012 Solemia ♥
* 2013 Treve ♥
* 2014 Treve ♥
* 2015 Golden Horn
* 2016 Found ♥
* 2017 Enable ♥
* 2018 Enable ♥
* 2019 Waldgeist
* 2020 Sottsass
* 2021 Torquator Tasso
* 2022 Alpinista ♥
* 2023 Ace Impact
* 2024 Bluestocking ♥

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