Following up on our previous article, which demonstrated how the exception to the rule can work out quite well, we will now get into more specific race horse blood lines. There are basically 4 types of horses that race in a para mutual setting. Thoroughbred, Standard Breds, Quarter Horses, and Arabians. Although now more and more tracks are also including Paints, and Appaloosa's. Since I am most knowledgeable about Arabian Bloodlines, we'll begin there.
The Arabian Horse is actually the foundation of all the Thoroughbred blood lines and the original 3 Arabian Stallions were actually the beginning of the entire Thoroughbred industry. The original 3 stallions were The Darley Arabian, The Godolphin Arabian Barb and The Bierly Turk. These Arabian Stallions were imported to England and all Thoroughbreds can be traced back to one of these three Stallions. But, more on that for a future article.
Currently, the leading Arabian Sire in the United States is "Burning Sands", and he has been the leading Stallion for six years in a row. Recently there has been a major influx of French Stallions to the U.S. and they are producing quite well. These stallions include, Chandaka, Kaolino, Felina Des Fabries and Virgule Al Maury. The number one Stallion in the U.S. for a decade or longer was "Wiking". Polish Stallions, Wiking included, were among the early predominant Stallions and they included such great stallions as Monarch AH, D A Adios, Czort, Sambor, Orzel, Mellon, Samtyr, and Kontiki. Some Russian Blood lines of note were the Stallions Patent, Novator, and RD Five Star. Representatives of Egyptian Stallions are Aswan, ZT Alibaba and MHF Eclipse. There are some winning Studs that reproduce themselves by producing many winners and then there are the Studs that are considered "Mare" producers; meaning their daughters produce winners therefore skipping a generation.
You need to pick a good mare to match up with these stallions and there are dozens of great producing mares. Some of the current stand-outs are: Dixie Darlene, Queen Kong, Frynch, Novelynn, More Odora, Sasanka, Royal Athena, Sambors Colors, Heaven Kan Wait, Halianna, Lady Wiking, Sabellina, Adorable, and the list goes on. I cannot stress to you the importance that the mare makes in the outcome of a successful racehorse. She is with the foal for the first 4 to 6 months of a foals life, not counting the 11 months of gestation she has and has a tremendous influence on the foal. So, in wrapping up this article, just remember NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A FEMALE.
There are many places that you can go to research and find information about Arabian Racing.
Joy Cox has been involved with Arabian Racing for many years and held her trainers license.
http://www.onlineanimalinfo.com/
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