LowerCaseRepublican Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 QUOTE(AbeFroman @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 05:11 PM) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mplssoxfan Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 05:43 PM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 05:43 PM) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 10:28 PM) 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. QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 30, 2007 -> 10:38 PM) 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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