Consider this: the Thoroughbred as a breed is only a few decades older than America as a country. Now compare that to the first known horse, estimated to have lived around 55 million years ago….
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History of the Thoroughbred: The Three Foundation Stallions (Part 2)
If you know anything about the history of how the Thoroughbred came into existence, you might have heard about the three foundation stallions – the Byerley Turk, the Darley Arabian, and the Godolphin Arabian. In…
History of the Thoroughbred: Racing Before The Breed for Speed (Part 1)
We watch Thoroughbreds run in races across the world on turf and dirt, in claiming races and million dollar graded stakes. And when they don’t turn out to be everything their breeders’ or connections’ hoped…