Congreve (horse)


Congreve was an Argentine Thoroughbred racehorse and one of the most influential sires in South America. He was a bay stallion by Copyright his dam Per Noi by Perrier.

Racing record

Congreve raced over four seasons. During this time, he started 18 times for 11 wins and 5 places with winnings of 247,571 pesos.

Stud career

The Haras Ojo de Agua stud in Argentina already had a good broodmare band when it purchased Congreve for stud duties.
Congreve was the leading sire in Argentine on seven occasions, ranked twice second, and was also a top broodmare sire, topping that list five times., Congreve was best known in North America for siring Kayak II, a major stakes winner.
Congreve sired six Argentine Derby winners: Ix, Quemaita, Embrujo, La Mission, Avestruz and Churrinche. The 1951 winner, Yatasto, was two generations removed from Congreve. During his stud career he sired over 600 winners in Argentina with winnings of over 5,567,992 pesos.