Danúbio III (MV)
Danúbio III (MV) is son of Zimbro
II (MV) and Oferta (MV) and thus a paternal brother of Dardo II MV and
maternal of Venturoso III MV, both widely-known, having been
imported by Brazilian breeders.
Zimbro II (MV) is now in Mexico,
where he became the main stallion of Coudelaria Gaston Saints.
Through Zimbro (MV), Danúbio III (MV) is a grandson of Nilo (MV) and
great-grandson of Firme (SA), another pillar of the breed like
Danúbio III (MV) himself. In his pedigree thus, he shows 1/8 of
Andrade blood, belonging to the highly demanded modern
Veiga/Andrade lineage, started when Firme (SA) spent time at the
Coudelaria Veiga.
Danúbio was one of the most
important stallions bred by Manuel Veiga. He won several
titles, including the most prestigious one of Champion of
Champions in Lisbon (1987).
Danúbio III (MV) sired at Manuel Veiga and
at Interagro the most fantastic progeny of the modern Lusitano
breed, with sons like Ofensor (MV), Champion at Golegã at 4 years
old and Champion head-of-progeny in Lisbon and Oceano (MV) who was
imported into Brazil by Coudelaria Mito Lusitano. Both Danúbio
III (MV) and Ofensor (MV) were imported by Interagro; the latter - now one
of the main official stallions at Interagro - was used by his
breeder Manuel Veiga (MV) and Sociedade das Silveiras (SS) where he
sired the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of the 2004
Lisbon Show and his daughter who became Champion in Lisbon
in 2002. Danúbio III (MV) sired two top-quality official Interagro
stallions: Quixote and Quantum Interagro.
