New Posts For Thread: Mumtaz Mahalhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahalI`m sure I read somewhere that all grey thoroughbreds are descended from this one mare, who was born as relatively recently as 1921.Is this correct ?There's a note on the PQ website listing for TOPSY, dam of Most Welcome and half sister to Teenoso : "The Thoroughbred Record listed her as grey or chestnut. Why?"There was an unusual Aussie horse, born in 1982, called CATCH A BIRD..."Looks like a bahttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=429859458#429859458There's a note on the PQ website listing for TOPSY, dam of Most Welcome and half sister to Teenoso : "The Thoroughbred Record listed her as grey or chestnut. Why?"There was an unusual Aussie horse, born in 1982, called CATCH A BIRD..."Looks like a baTue, 13 Apr 2010 03:30:11 -0500ben 10-the Henderson horse The White Admiral is not an albino (no pink eyes) -it is just white.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231066#416231066ben 10-the Henderson horse The White Admiral is not an albino (no pink eyes) -it is just white.Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:08:40 -0500Well that`s more technical than anything I could find.Certainly sounds convincing.Thank you.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231034#416231034Well that`s more technical than anything I could find.Certainly sounds convincing.Thank you.Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:53:16 -0500Further to what my Husband has posted,I will add my thoughts!As far as I am aware there is NO Roan gene in Thoroughbreds. Roan has a definable gene and this breed do not have it, therefore they cannot exist. In the same way there are no dilutes (Palohttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231030#416231030Further to what my Husband has posted,I will add my thoughts!As far as I am aware there is NO Roan gene in Thoroughbreds. Roan has a definable gene and this breed do not have it, therefore they cannot exist. In the same way there are no dilutes (PaloTue, 06 Apr 2010 16:03:18 -0500blackbarn 28 Mar 22:58 No expert, but NO horse is "white". The colour does not exist?It does but only in the form of lethal white,which will only result in the death of the foal at birth or after a few hours,a rare strain of Arab horses are purhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231022#416231022blackbarn 28 Mar 22:58 No expert, but NO horse is "white". The colour does not exist?It does but only in the form of lethal white,which will only result in the death of the foal at birth or after a few hours,a rare strain of Arab horses are purFri, 02 Apr 2010 10:34:59 -0500Cheers for posting the article about roans SS. I knew I needn't have doubted Tony Morris. Grey it is!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231018#416231018Cheers for posting the article about roans SS. I knew I needn't have doubted Tony Morris. Grey it is!Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:19:03 -0500The typical thoroughbred stands 16 handsA hand is a unit of measurement, used for the height of horses in the U. and the U. in this context, one hand equals four inches (10. (64 inches/1.63 m) high, and is bay, brown, chestnut, black or gray/roan inhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231014#416231014The typical thoroughbred stands 16 handsA hand is a unit of measurement, used for the height of horses in the U. and the U. in this context, one hand equals four inches (10. (64 inches/1.63 m) high, and is bay, brown, chestnut, black or gray/roan inFri, 02 Apr 2010 08:19:55 -0500Albino thoroughbredBy Brigid Glanville - TamworthSunday, 13/08/2000Eight months ago in the New England NSW town of Walcha, a black mare joined with a chestnut sire gave birth to a pure white foal. They're now calling him the "albino" thoroughbred. Brhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231010#416231010Albino thoroughbredBy Brigid Glanville - TamworthSunday, 13/08/2000Eight months ago in the New England NSW town of Walcha, a black mare joined with a chestnut sire gave birth to a pure white foal. They're now calling him the "albino" thoroughbred. BrFri, 02 Apr 2010 08:09:51 -0500The difficulty seem to be that their are genuinely roan horses of other breeds, but as the last confused and confusing paragraph of the article above shows, it is a matter of some controversy as to whether there are genuine roan thoroughbreds.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231006#416231006The difficulty seem to be that their are genuinely roan horses of other breeds, but as the last confused and confusing paragraph of the article above shows, it is a matter of some controversy as to whether there are genuine roan thoroughbreds.Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:58:22 -0500A roan by any other name is a roanTrue or false: In 1988, Winning Colors became the first roan to win the Kentucky Derby (G1). The answer is true because Winning Colors was registered as a roan by the Jockey Club. The answer is also false because Winhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/23379186/mumtaz-mahal?post_id=416231002#416231002A roan by any other name is a roanTrue or false: In 1988, Winning Colors became the first roan to win the Kentucky Derby (G1). The answer is true because Winning Colors was registered as a roan by the Jockey Club. The answer is also false because WinFri, 02 Apr 2010 07:54:22 -0500