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The Thoroughbred is a distinct breed of horse, although people sometimes refer to a purebred horse of any breed as a thoroughbred. The term for any horse or other animal derived from a single breed line is purebred .
The General Stud Book is a breed registry for horses in Great Britain and Ireland. More specifically it is used to document the breeding of Thoroughbreds and related foundation bloodstock such as the Arabian horse. Today it is published every four years by Weatherbys. [1] Volume 49 was published in 2021. [2]
It was officially recognised as a breed in 2005, and a stud-book was started in that year [4]: 154 [3]: 148 [2] or in 2006. [5]: 9 Only horses with at least 87.5%, but less than 100%, Thoroughbred blood are eligible for registration. [2] Out-crossing with Thoroughbred, Anglo-Arab and Selle Français stock is permitted. [2]
assist in operating and maintaining a Thoroughbred Stud Book, oversee the breeding and identification of Thoroughbred horses, assist the movement of Thoroughbreds between Stud Book Authorities etc. The Australian Stud Book and all other Thoroughbred stud books ban artificial insemination and embryo transfer in Thoroughbred mares. [6]
Federico Tesio (17 January 1869 – 1 May 1954) was an Italian breeder of Thoroughbreds for horse racing.He has been called "the only genius ever to operate in the breeding world" and "the greatest single figure in the history of Italian racing".
The tragedies at Santa Anita spurred The Stronach Group and the California Horse Racing Board to institute a series of rules changes that made the sport safer. A lot safer. A lot safer.
The Byerley Turk (c. 1680 – c. 1703), [1] also spelled Byerly Turk, was the earliest of three stallions that were the founders of the modern Thoroughbred horse racing bloodstock (the other two are the Godolphin Arabian and the Darley Arabian).
The New York State Thoroughbred Breeding and Development Fund Corporation is a New York State public-benefit corporation whose purpose is to dispose and distribute monies received for the purposes of advancement and promotion of breeding and raising thoroughbreds in N.Y.S., promotion of equine research, various awards to owners and breeders of N.Y.S. thoroughbreds for finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd ...