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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 Jockey Club is the breed registry for Thoroughbred horses in the United States and Canada. It is dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing and fulfills that mandate by serving many segments of the industry through its subsidiary companies and by supporting numerous industry initiatives.
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]
Wellesley Arabian was a stallion of oriental origin, but the General Stud Book does not record him as an Arabian Thoroughbred, [20] so he was misrepresented in his day as an Arabian horse. [3] [21] He is neither a Beard nor an Arabian, [2] but rather a typical Thoroughbred hunter of the time. [4] His muzzle profile is not concave. [4]
The Darley Arabian was to become the most important sire in the history of the English Thoroughbred. [3] His son Bulle Rock was the first Thoroughbred to be exported to America, in 1730. [4] Most Thoroughbreds can be traced back to Darley Arabian. In 95% of modern Thoroughbred racehorses, the Y chromosome can be traced back to this single stallion.
D'Arcy Yellow Turk [1] (c. 1670 - ) or Darcy's Yellow Turk [2] was a foundation sire of the Thoroughbred breed. His influence is evident throughout the breed due to his lineage being traced to all three officially recognized foundation sires, Matchem, Herod, and Eclipse. Each descends at least four lines back to this sire, with Eclipse ...
The jockey of Monarchos; Jorge Chavez, managed to sweep past all the horses in front. He had pushed his horse hard enough to reward them with a four and three quarters length victory over the second place horse. This surge of excitement and effort awarded Monarchos with the second fastest winning time in Kentucky Derby History of 1:59 97. [2]
Compatibility of stallions from one male line with mares from other sire lines has shaped the breed since the cross of Eclipse with mares by Herod in the late 18th century. These successful crosses – Hermit/Stockwell, Lexington/Glencoe, Bend Or/Macaroni, Phalaris/Chaucer – have made a profound impact on the development of the Thoroughbred. [22]