Argument (horse)

Argument
SireKautokeino
GrandsireRelko
DamArantelle
DamsireTapioca
SexStallion
Foaled7 February 1977
CountryFrance
ColourBay
BreederPierre Ribes
OwnerMrs P. Ribes
Berry Gordy & Bruce McNall
TrainerJohn Cunnington Jr.
Maurice Zilber
Record20: 6-4-1
Major wins
Grand Prix Prince Rose (1980)
Washington, D.C. International Stakes (1980)
Prix d'Harcourt (1981)
Prix Ganay (1981)
Awards
Top-rated French racehorse (1980)
Timeform best middle-distance horse (1980)
Timeform rating: 133 (1980), 129 (1981)
Last updated on 13 March 2025

Argument (7 February 1977 after 1996) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In his early racing career he showed consistent form and was placed in several important races, but showed marked improvement in the autumn of 1980. He was considered an unlucky loser when narrowly beaten in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and then travelled to the United States where he won the Washington, D.C. International Stakes. At the end of the year he was officially the best racehorse trained in France. In the following spring he won the Prix d'Harcourt and Prix Ganay but his form deteriorated thereafter and he was beaten in his remaining six races. He made no impact as a sire of winners.