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Haras Ojo de Agua was a Thoroughbred racehorse breeding and training farm in Argentina and is considered to be "one of the foremost Argentine stud farms of all time."




History


The land for Haras Ojo de Agua was purchased by Pedro Luro from the Argentine Rural Society in 1868. The name Ojo de Agua, meaning 'the eye of the water', was based on the natural spring on the property that produced 1,800,000 liters of water per day. In 1878, several Thoroughbred mares were imported from England to start the farm's breeding program. Gay Hermit was the first stallion imported to stand stud at Haras Ojo de Agua. Other well regarded stallions were later purchased and imported for the stud, including Cyllene, purchased for $125,000, and Polar Star, purchased for $90,000.
The farm was passed down to Santiago Luro, Pedro Luro's second son and two-time president of the Jockey Club Argentino.
In 1909, the farm covered 6,000 acres and had 98 broodmares. By 1914, Haras Ojo de Agua was the largest horse breeding farm in the world. In 1967, the number of broodmares on the property had increased to 180.
When owner Don Julio Victorica Roca died in 1955, his widow, Señora Victorica Roca, took over running the farm.
Haras Ojo de Agua was the champion racehorse owner in Argentina in 1979 and 1980.
In 1996, Haras Ojo de Agua was purchased by Dieter Meier and racing operations ceased.




Notable horses






= Stallions

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Notable stallions that have stood at stud at Haras Ojo de Agua include:

Gay Hermit – Leading sire in Argentina in 1898-1898 and 1901; leading broodmare sire in Argentina in 1910–1913, 1915, and 1916
Kendal – Leading sire in Argentina in 1908; leading broodmare sire in Argentina in 1918 and 1919.
Cyllene – Leading sire in Argentina in 1913
Your Majesty – Leading sire in Argentina in 1920 and 1926; leading broodmare sire in Argentina in 1933, 1937, 1939, and 1940
Congreve – Leading sire in Argentina in 1937, 1939–1941, and 1943–1945; leading broodmare sire in Argentina in 1948, 1949, and 1951-1953
Advocate – Leading broodmare sire in Argentina in 1963 and 1966
Aristophanes – Leading sire in Argentina in 1960
Pietermaritzburg – Leading sire in Argentina in 1911
Good Manners – Leading sire in Argentina in 1979
Pont l'Eveque – Notable sire in Argentina
Polar Star – Notable sire in Argentina
Adam's Apple – Notable sire in Argentina
Foxglove – Notable sire in Argentina
Churrinche – Notable sire in Argentina




= As a breeder

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Notable racehorses bred by Haras Ojo de Agua include:

Valero (1896) – Winner of the 1899 Gran Premio Nacional and Gran Premio Jockey Club
Partícula (1899) – Winner of the 1902 Gran Premio Selección
Floreal (1902) – Winner of the 1905 Gran Premio Nacional
Américo (1900) – Winner of the 1903 Gran Premio Nacional and Gran Premio Jockey Club
Locandiera (1907) – Winner of the 1910 Gran Premio Selección and Polla de Potrancas
Saint Emilion (1913) – Winner of the 1916 Gran Premio Nacional
Omega (1915) – Winner of the 1918 Gran Premio Nacional and Gran Premio Selección
Tiny (1916) – Winner of the 1919 Gran Premio Nacional and Gran Premio Internacional
Pulgarín (1918) – Winner of the 1921 Gran Premio Nacional and Polla de Potrillos
Macón (1922) – Undefeated Argentine champion, winner of the 1925 Polla de Potrillos, Gran Premio Nacional, and 1926 and 1926 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
Embrujo (1924) – Winner of the Argentine Triple Crown
Sierra Balcarce (1927) – Winner of the Argentine Filly Triple Crown
Côte d'Or (1928) – Winner of the 1931 Gran Premio Selección and 1933 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
Ix (1932) – Winner of the 1935 Gran Premio Jockey Club, Gran Premio Nacional, and Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
Kayak (1935) – U.S. Champion Older Male Horse in 1939, winner of the 1939 Santa Anita Handicap and Hollywood Gold Cup
La Mission (1937) – Winner of the Argentine Filly Triple Crown and 1940 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
Dalilah (1939) – Winner of the 1942 Polla de Potrancas and Gran Premio Selección
Doria (1949) – Winner of the 1953 Premio Maipú, etc.; notable broodmare
Atlas (1955) – Winner of the 1959 Grande Prêmio São Paulo and 1960 Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
Dorine (1958) – 1961/62 Argentine Champion Three-Year-Old Filly, 1962/63 Argentine Champion Older Female, winner of the 1962 Premio Criadores and Premio Enrique Acebal and 1962 and 1963 Premio Gilberto Lerena; second dam of Personal Ensign
Forli (1963) – Winner of the Argentine Quadruple Crown, Argentine Horse of the Year in 1966/67
Mocito Guapo (1972) – Winner of the Premio Comparación, notable sire in Chile
Farnesio (1974) – Winner of the Gran Premio Jockey Club; leading broodmare sire in Chile in 1995
Ahmad (1975) – Argentine Horse of the Year in 1979, winner of the 1979 Gran Premio General San Martín and Gran Premio Joaquín V. González




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Haras Ojo de Agua
• Gran Premio de Potrancas
• Ahmad (horse)
• Embrujo
• Gay Hermit
• Gran Premio Ciudad de Buenos Aires
• Macón (horse)
• Sideral (horse)
• Forli (horse)
• Cyllene (horse)