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| FebruaryViolet |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 1:17:49 PM
Interesting research project by the University College in Dublin (Ireland) about "where" our modern day thoroughbred comes from. The isolated gene is from a British mare from approximately 300 years ago, and was a genetic aberration that allowed her speed.
Pretty neat!
http://news.yahoo.com/thoroughbred-race-horses-traced-one-17th-century-mare-112341051--abc-news.html
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 27 2012 : 6:36:18 PM
They also have determined that Thoroughbreds have capped out their speed potential and fewer speed records will be set unless another genetic abberation appears :D
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