Parlo
{{short description|American Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{About|the American thoroughbred racehorse|the Danish mixed martial artist with the surname Parlo|Mikkel Parlo}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Parlo
| image =
| caption =
| sire = Heliopolis
| grandsire = Hyperion
| dam = Fairy Palace
| damsire = Pilate
| sex = Filly
| foaled = 1951
| country = United States
| colour = Chestnut
| breeder = William duPont, Jr.
| owner = Foxcatcher Farm
| trainer = Richard E. Handlen
| record = 34: 8-6-3
| earnings = US$309,240
| race = Beldame Handicap (1954)
Delaware Oaks (1954)
Firenze Handicap (1954)
Alabama Stakes (1954)
Delaware Handicap (1955)
Top Flight Handicap (1955)
Bellerose Handicap (1956)
| awards = American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly
(1954)
DRF American Champion Female Handicap Horse
(1954)
TRA American Champion Older Female Horse (1955)
| honours =
| updated= April 22, 2010
}}
Parlo (April 12, 1951 – 1978) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse.
Background
Bred by William du Pont, Jr. at his Walnut Hall Farm near Boyce, Virginia, she was out of the mare Fairy Palace and sired by the good British runner Heliopolis whom Parlo helped earn his second Leading sire in North America title in 1954. Parlo was trained by Richard Handlen.
Racing career
At age two Parlo's best major race result was a second in the 1953 Demoiselle Stakes.
In
1954 Parlo had major wins that included the Delaware Oaks at Delaware Park Racetrack,[https://www.nytimes.com/1954/06/27/archives/foxcatcher-farms-parlo-beats-open-sesame-in-47625-delaware-oaks.html New York Times - June 27, 1954]
the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga Race Course,[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB071EF93E55117A93C4AB1783D85F408585F9 New York Times - Aug 26, 1954] the Beldame Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in stakes record time,[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026114109/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/898914412.html?dids=898914412:898914412&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+19,+1954&author=&pub=Hartford+Courant&desc=Parlo+Runs+Record+Race+To+Win+Beldame+Handicap&pqatl=google Hartford Courant September 19, 1954] and the Firenze Handicap at Jamaica Race Course by seven lengths.[https://www.nytimes.com/1954/10/31/archives/parlo-takes-firenze-in-romp-at-jamaica-parlo-shows-way-by-seven.html New York Times - October 31, 1954] At the end of the year she was voted 1954 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly[https://www.nytimes.com/1955/06/09/archives/parlo-wins-top-flight-and-sets-belmont-track-record-21-choice-takes.html New York Times - June 9, 1955] and took the Daily Racing Form award for Champion Female Handicap Horse.
In June 1955 Parlo won the Top Flight Handicap, setting a new Belmont Park track record time.[https://www.nytimes.com/1955/06/09/archives/parlo-wins-top-flight-and-sets-belmont-track-record-21-choice-takes.html New York Times - June 9, 1955] Then, in July she won the Delaware Handicap in track record time.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026114120/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/508708752.html?dids=508708752:508708752&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jul+03,+1955&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=PARLO+TAKES+$151,500+EVENT+IN+RECORD+TIME&pqatl=google Chicago Daily Tribune - July 3, 1955] She earned her second straight American Champion Older Female Horse title from the Thoroughbred Racing Association.[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.htmlres=F00715FB3554127B93CAA91789D95F418585F9 New York Times - December 8, 1955] The rival Daily Racing Form award for Champion Female Handicap Horse went to the three-year-old Misty Morn.
Winless for over a year, in July 1956 Partlo won the Bellerose Handicap at Jamaica Race Course.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eY0jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y5oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5255,1816305&dq=parlo+dupont+bellerose+handicap&hl=en Reading Eagle - July 22, 1956]
Stud record
Bred to outstanding horses such as Ribot, Sea Bird, Native Dancer, and Graustark, among others, Parlo produced eleven foals between 1958 and 1975. While her offspring that raced met with limited success, her daughter, All Beautiful, by Battlefield was the 1969 American Broodmare of the Year as the dam of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame colt, Arts and Letters.[http://www.pedigreequery.com/progeny/parlo Pedigree Query]
References
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/parlo Parlo's pedigree and partial racing stats]
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Category:1951 racehorse births
Category:1978 racehorse deaths
Category:Thoroughbred family 1-c
Category:Racehorses bred in Virginia