Out of the mare Mari's Sheba, a granddaughter of Northern Dancer, his sire was Arazi, the 1991 European Horse of the Year.
Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Bob Baffert, Congaree won the April 2001 Wood Memorial Stakes over Monarchos, then finished third behind that rival in the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby while setting a record for the fastest opening mile in Derby history.
[7] Congaree went on to race very successfully at age four and five, becoming the first horse to win the Grade 1 Cigar Mile Handicap in consecutive years.
[10] The stallion began his stud career stood in 2005 at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs in Midway, Kentucky.
Adena Springs later moved operations to Paris, Kentucky, where Congaree stood through the 2009 breeding season.