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Congreve (horse)

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Congreve (1924–1944) was an Argentine Thoroughbred racehorse and one of the most influential sires in South America. He was a bay stallion by Copyright (GB) (by Tracery, who was sired by Rock Sand) his dam Per Noi by Perrier (GB).[1]

Congreve
SireCopyright
GrandsireTracery
DamPer Noi
DamsirePerrier
SexStallion
Foaled1924
CountryArgentina
ColorBay
BreederHaras El Pelado
OwnerCaballeriza Pensamiento (Joaquin Noschesse & Roberto Carabajal)
TrainerRoberto Carabajal
Record18: 11-1-4
Earningsm$n 247,571
Major wins
Gran Premio Montevideo (1927)
Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (1927)
Clásico Zubiaurre (1927)
Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (1928)
Clásico General Belgrano (1929)
Clásico General Pueyrredon (1929)
Clásico Chacabuco (1929)
Clásico Municipal (1929)
Clásico Vicente L. Cesares (1929, 1930)
Awards
Leading sire in Argentina
(1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945)
Leading broodmare sire in Argentina
(1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953)
Last updated on October 13, 2020

Background

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Congreve was bred by Haras El Pelado.[1] His sire, Copyright, was a leading sire in Argentina.[2]

Racing record

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Congreve raced over four seasons, from ages 3 to 6.[3] During this time, he started 18 times for 11 wins and 5 places with winnings of 247,571 pesos.[1] Winner of the Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos and Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini, he was considered one of the best racehorses of his generation, despite soundness issues after an injury at the age of three.[2]

Stud career

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The Haras Ojo de Agua stud in Argentina already had a good broodmare band when it purchased Congreve for stud duties.[1] In his first few seasons at stud, Congreve was not bred to high class mares. Despite this, he quickly proved to be an excellent sire.[4]

Congreve was the leading sire in Argentine on seven occasions (1937, 1939-1941, 1943-1945), ranked twice second (1935, 1942), third once (1936), and seventh once (1938). He was also ranked sixth on the United States sire list in 1939. Congreve headed the Argentine broodmare sire list five times (1948, 1949, 1951-1953).[4]

During his stud career, he sired 177 winners, including at least 40 stakes winners,[4] of nearly 600 races with total stakes earnings of over 5,567,992 pesos.[1] Congreve is considered an Intermediate chef-de-race in the Roman-Miller dosage system.[4]

Notable offspring

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Congreve's progeny include eight Argentinian champions, six winners of the Gran Premio Nacional, four winners of the Gran Premio Polla de Potrancas, four winners of the Gran Premio Jockey Club, three winners of the Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos, three winners of the Gran Premio Selección, and two winners of the Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini.[1]

Notable offspring of daughters

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[1][4]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Congreve, bay stallion, 1924
Sire
Copyright 		Tracery Rock Sand Sainfoin
Roquebrune
Topiary Orme
Plaisanterie
Rectify William the Third St. Simon
Gravity
Simplify Arklow
Criosphinx
Dam
Per Noi 		Perrier Persimmon St. Simon
Perdita
Amphora Amphion
Sierra
My Queen Batt Sheen
Vampire
Princesa Esperanza
Condesa (family: 1-o)
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
  2. ^ a b "Copyright (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. ^ a b Churchill, Jennifer; Reichard, Andrew; Rogers, Bryan (2006). Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World. pp. 138–140. ISBN 978-0958619974.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Congreve (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. ^ "Embrujo (horse)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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