Barbaro regrets that he had but one life to give for drunken, rich assholes to bet on.

The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved

 

http://www.derbypost.com/hunter.html

Why is that? That's been the biggest confusion to me all along.

 

That's in the official rules of breeding thoroughbreds; the horses have to be naturally concieved. That way, you know exactly what stallion bred with what mare. What constitutes a natural conception, though, is a whole nother can of worms. It's somewhat interesting what the breeders will do with the colts.

Why is that? That's been the biggest confusion to me all along.

 

I dont really know, maybe they just want to protect some eensy weensy semblance of integrity in the sport and leave the breeding up to a higher power. Its true that they put certain mares and certain stallions together to produce, but its no gaurantee that the mare will get fertilized. From what I have read, its really a crapshoot with horses. Cigar retired to stud a long time ago and never impregnated a mare. Ever. They put him in the ring with hundreds of mares, sent him to breeding specialists, but he couldnt get any of them pregnant. As it stands, Cigar is going to end his life without passing along any genes.

 

I have a feeling there would be some genetic freaks out there nowadays if that rule wasnt in place though

That's in the official rules of breeding thoroughbreds; the horses have to be naturally concieved. That way, you know exactly what stallion bred with what mare. What constitutes a natural conception, though, is a whole nother can of worms. It's somewhat interesting what the breeders will do with the colts.

 

I dont really know, maybe they just want to protect some eensy weensy semblance of integrity in the sport and leave the breeding up to a higher power. Its true that they put certain mares and certain stallions together to produce, but its no gaurantee that the mare will get fertilized. From what I have read, its really a crapshoot with horses. Cigar retired to stud a long time ago and never impregnated a mare. Ever. They put him in the ring with hundreds of mares, sent him to breeding specialists, but he couldnt get any of them pregnant. As it stands, Cigar is going to end his life without passing along any genes.

 

I have a feeling there would be some genetic freaks out there nowadays if that rule wasnt in place though

 

Ah, okay, thanks to both of you. I didn't know it was a regulation.

I was in Philadelphia for work the last few days and caught while brushing my teeth the other night.

 

Kinda made me a little sad just because he seemed like he would pull through this.