Horses were introducted to this part of the world mainly by the Spaniards. The first ones came with the Conquerors and after that, and thanks to these great plains, the horse became the best friend to the man in the new world.
Through this mixture of civilizations the Argentine horses -named criollos- became the best transportation for the new Argentine thanks to its tireless endurance.
In the first quarter of the past century Argentine cattle barons purchased from England and France the best thoroughbred horses of that moment, champions from England like Diamond Jubelee and Cyllene among many others that placed Argentina as an important thoroughbred horse breeder country.
Many Argentine bred horses won important races around the globe, about which we´ll later inform in this blog .
Criollos, plus the best English Thoroughbred, became an explosive coctail to create the Argentine polo horses, but a patient and passionate love of Argentine horsemen for these horses gave the secret element for this worldly known success.
Darwin, Tesio and other talented connoisseurs came to this country and saw the vast Pampas and their people. Be a part of this incredible journey for horse lovers.

Coming soon

This blog will place you in the Argentine Pampas, one of the most extensive plains in the world where these horses are raised in the most natural way.

Argentina is a horse country, you will see in this page how these horses are bred for these sports.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Argentine blood in the Kentuck Derby and Broodmare of the Year

As told in my opinion and advise dated on november 20, 2007, a son of an extraordinary horse Candy Ride will race the most inportant TB race of America and the World, The Kentucky Derby, hes name is Chocolate Candy Candy Ride—Crownette, by Seattle Slew born in the US, own by the The Craig Family Trust, also owners of Candy Ride, today standing in Hill 'N' Dale Farm - Lexington, KY .

Also there are more argentine presence, in the blood of I Want Revenge , born in USA, his mare Meguial by Roy, was born in Argentina.

And also another argentine presence in Pioneerof the Nile's blood, the broodmare sire is the argentine sire Lord at War.

And also in another presence in the third mare of Dunkirk, Miss Eva (Arg), 1977 by Con Brio out of Apolinea.

Vertigineux (Kris S.--For the Flag, by *Forli), the dam of unbeaten champion mare Zenyatta Street Cry {Ire}), was named Broodmare of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders, Forli is a world very well known argentine TB sire and broodmare sire.

Posted by Alex Suarez Lynch at 11:37 AM