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As a result, Dortmund was moved to the barn of trainer Art Sherman along with five other Shah-owned horses. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] His first race of 2017 was the Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes on March 11 at Santa Anita Park, in which he finished sixth to the Brazilian-bred horse Bal a Bali . [ 29 ]
Analysis of the pedigree using the principles of Mendelian inheritance can determine whether a trait has a dominant or recessive pattern of inheritance. Pedigrees are often constructed after a family member afflicted with a genetic disorder has been identified. This individual, known as the proband, is indicated on the pedigree by an arrow. [5]
The horse is judged on their conformation from each side, and then led to and away the judge(s) at the walk and trot on a hard surface to show the gaits. To evaluate the canter, horses are turned loose in an enclosed area one at a time. To evaluate jumping ability, the horse is sent down a chute over fences without a rider ("free jumping").
The Dosage Index is a mathematical figure used by breeders of Thoroughbred race horses, and sometimes by bettors handicapping horse races, to quantify a horse's ability, or inability, to negotiate the various distances at which horse races are run. It is calculated based on an analysis of the horse's pedigree.
Catching Freedom is 8-1 to win the Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports, behind just Fierceness (5-2) and Sierra Leone (3-1). “The biggest thing with a 20-horse field, and hopefully he can get a ...
For any given horse, the dosage profile is generated by assigning points for each Chef-de-race in the pedigree, with the number of points varying depending on what generation the chef appears in. The Dosage Index can then be calculated, with a higher number meaning the pedigree is more speed-oriented.
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The Deutsches St. Leger is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Dortmund over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September or October. It is Germany's equivalent of the St. Leger Stakes, a famous race in England.