Apolo do Mirante
Apolo was one of the most famous
stallions in Brazil and has been awarded innumerable times in
horse shows, most remarkably as Great Champion Brazilian Horse
and Champion Champion Sire-Progeny. Son of Broquel CN and Mimosa
OS, Apolo was the first Great Champion bred by Interagro.
The father, Broquel, was one of the first Lusitano stallions to
come to Brazil since the Portuguese Crown returned to Portugal
in the 19th century. Before being imported by Toni Pereira,
Broquel CN served as a stallion at the Coudelaria Nacional, at
the Andrades and in many other Portuguese breeders, leaving a
large and important offspring in Europe.
The mother, Mimosa OS is one of
the founding mares of Interagro and head of an important progeny;
besides Apolo, Mimosa OS produced, amongst others, Biluca (Twice
Champion of the Country), Dama (Mother of the Great
International Champion Lindeira), Ela, Forex and Gabriel, all
bred by Interagro.
Apolo had the size, the beauty and
the conformation of an "Old Baroque Lusitano": long manes,
elevated movements, good temperament and a lot of attitude. For
those reasons, he's been the Brazilian stallion chosen by
Arsênio Raposo Cordeiro to illustrate a page of his book "A Son
of the Wind". He's father and grandfather to a great number of
foals who have become champions. He formed, together with the
stallion Níquel BF, the initial basis of Interagro's breeding.
Several of his offspring and descendants have won titles and
prizes in all sorts of competitions, like among others, Lampos,
Nestor and Neptuno; several daughters like Medusa and Kiwi (Great
Brazilian Champion) have won Gold Medals in Brazilian Shows,
also all of them bred by Interagro.
