Invasion of American stallions into Argentina

In the last decade, many farms from Argentina have put their eyes and investments in North American Stallions, so more than a dozen stallions arrived to South of America to began their harness racing breeding careers at different facilities.

 

We have not yet been able to see all the descendants of these horses on track, since some have landed in Argentina in 2017 and 2018, meaning that their foals will be in action only in 2020 and 2021.

 

We had already the opportunity to watch the offsprings of Saroyan Hanover, an unraced colt and first son of the world champion Somebechsomewhere to arrive to Argentina, which was bought by Mr. Jorge Rodríguez, head of the Haras Centauro at a yearling sale at The Meadows. 

 

There have been also racing some offsprings of Eleven AM, a Stake winner and Multiple Open winner at Pompano Park that is located at the Haras Koto Farm of Pedro Benítez in Cordoba Province.

 

Gabriel Devia and Marcelo Pierucci brought Iron Legend to Haras El Arroyo Farm who had some stakes winner horses and who is now in Brazil as well as Stoneroll Jackson who in Argentina was in Haras Albion of the Diane family as a player for several seasons.

 

The Haras San Carlos Farm of the Cánepa family added two additions such as A Fool House and New Jersey Champion Fresh Deck, the latter being the most outstanding, with offsprings who have run in some editions of the Gran Premio Nacional Finals and Copa Criadores in Argentina and who have been champions when they were exported to Brazil.

 

Haras San Ramón Farm of Ramón Errazquín with Lookout Hanover had the greatest success in Argentina since he is the sire of great and  multiple Argentine champions.

 

Last year the progeny of Pedro Island saw the racing tracks for the first time, own by Haras La Leyenda, while in the current season 2019 the colts and fillies of Final Curtain of Haras El Arroyo began their campaign, unfortunately this stallion has ceased to exist and we will only see a handful of his descendants on track.

 

In their first years as stallions are the stakes winners in Buenos Aires province, Chasin Racin (Haras El Arroyo) and royally bred Urgent Action (Haras San Carlos).

 

While in the province of Córdoba there are the well known Allstar Legend and the World Champion Art Official, both in Haras Albion Farm; while the Stake winner and Open class horse Melmerby Beach is starting his breeding career at Haras San Ramón Farm.

 

In Argentina 99% of the horses are pacers, the only trotting stallion and by Kadabra is Magic Buttons.

 

He was the last trotting addition to the country made by Haras El Ceibo, which is the only breeding establishment in Argentina breeding trotters.