Bloodstock News 2010

Im probably wrong - but i dont think you can - you can only scan for a few weeks anyway (earliest is 14 days - think its up to 90odd days)- then it moves and gets too difficult to see (or its too big to get on the scanner and you cant see it either - cant remember which off the top of my head,im still in holiday mode!!)

if my boss is in a good mood tomorrow, I'll check with him though - would be intersting if you could (but im sure we will have clients badgering us for answers if you can!)
 
After seeing that programme "Animals in the Womb", there's no doubt what gender the little ones are! And as humans' genders can be sussed after a few weeks, I figured that horses would be fairly soon, too. I'll be interested, Troodles, to know, please.
 
We dont scan any for gender.
I've seen alot of Holy Roman Emperor's we have had a couple ourselves there not overly big some have very bad hocks and some dont.We have a mare here who has had two foals by HRM and they've been completely different one was very scopey the other was not it's all luck hopefully a winner will come from one of them
 
So he's not putting the stamp of a type on them at all, from the sound of it. Is that good, bad, or not of any importance? And who in his pedigree had lousy hocks?
 
krizon said:
After seeing that programme "Animals in the Womb", there's no doubt what gender the little ones are! And as humans' genders can be sussed after a few weeks, I figured that horses would be fairly soon, too. I'll be interested, Troodles, to know, please.
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A few weeks?? more like 20, faaar too long to wait :whistle:
 
Really? Someone I know was told their 'on board' was a boy at 12 weeks, and it's proved right - and six weeks premature!
 
Sure LE is right - it's about four - five months along before you know. The only real relevance for checking is if you were to sell the mare, I think and need to know what sex foal she's carrying (ie, if she's been a colt-getter and you're desperate for a filly or vice versa). Even if it were the 'wrong' sex and you estrumated the mare, she wouldn't come back in season again properly as, after a few weeks being pregnant, her hormone balance changes. Not like for example, cattle, which come bulling every three weeks like mares do but, if they do dump a pregnancy after a few months, will come back on bulling again and you can breed them as normal.
 
I thanggyew! I'll check with the now ex-preggy person, but I'm sure she knew by the end of three months. But what do I know!
 
Holy Roman Emperor isn't a very big horse anyway so it's not especially surprising that he's throwing stock that are on the small side, besides which it's still only March so they're not going to be that big anyway!
 
Shadow Leader said:
Holy Roman Emperor isn't a very big horse anyway so it's not especially surprising that he's throwing stock that are on the small side, besides which it's still only March so they're not going to be that big anyway!
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Had his first runners and winner today at The Curragh - the Ballydoyle Holy Roman Emperor was big enough.
 
Shadow Leader said:
Which Ballydoyle HRE Gal - they had two didn't they? How did they look? I'd imagine they look like two year olds.
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One was a Danehill Dancer (Pirateer) and the other was the HRE - Emperor Hadrian. The winner was High Award and he looked a little handier alright. Like you said, HRE himself was a handy sort (but all there at the same time) and he will probably throw those types depending on the mare.
 
My mistake - as they were both Magnier owned, I assumed they were both Ballydoyle. Good to see him get off the mark with his first handful of runners, I really liked the little horse and it still hurts that I had backed him at 33s for the Guineas!

Cheers for that.
 
Krizon it really depends on the mare that is pretty much the same for any horse.Danehill wasn't perfect behind so i presume thats were it is coming from unless that is coming from the mares aswell.
 
Darley stallion Singspiel (Ire), the 2003 leading United Arab Emirates sire, has experienced fertility problems early in the breeding season.
The 18-year-old by In the Wings (GB) stands for $22,719 (15,000 British pounds) at Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket.
“Singspiel has experienced fertility problems since the commencement of the 2010 breeding season that are thought to be linked to a brief illness he suffered in January. Since that time, Singspiel has enjoyed good health,” Darley said in a statement. “It is hoped that Singspiel’s fall in fertility is temporary, so he remains covering a reduced book of mares and will continue to be assessed as the breeding season progresses.”
 
Kri - I picked the brains of one of the vets today (not the one who usually does the stud work - he wasnt in all day, will nab him tomorrow if I can) and she said that there are one or two people,in Newmarket who have the equipment and knowhow to tell the sex from a scan - its something to do with the reproductive organs and their development. They arent always right,though they seem to have a good success rate - and it costs a fortune to do (chiefly because there are only a few people who do it) Its certanally not the sort of thing your usual practice (even a specialist equine one!) would be able to do.

HTH x
 
Thanks, Troodles - yes, that's it! Wait 'til Songsheet (the horse!) is snoozing and then get that needle-and-cotton a-twirlin'! Be great fun to do, and see if it works - btw, does it really work with humans?
 
lol - I hope you arent asking me - (one of the least maternally instinctedness humans on the planet???) expecting a genuine answer..... ;)

I dont know - I guess you have a 50/50 chance of being right whatever.... would be fun to do just to see though !! :)
 
Perhaps the greatest mating in horse racing history has been a success.
Unbeaten filly Zarkava is in foal to record-breaking champion racehorse Sea The Stars, the BBC can reveal.
They have been described as the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie of the equine world.
Sea The Stars, who signed off his racing career with victory in the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in October, is set to generate annual fees of £10m from his breeding career at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in County Kildare.
And the Aga Khan, who owns 2008 Arc winner Zarkava, sent his unbeaten filly to the Derby-winning colt.
It is thought the long-awaited meeting was short-lived. Most stallions complete their duties within a matter of minutes.
A stud spokesman said: "We are pleased to say Zarkava has been tested in foal to Sea The Stars."
After the planned union was announced last year, the Aga Khan had told of his hopes.
"I believe the last two Arc winners were made for each other," he said.
He believes the pair are similar in ability, temperament and conformation.
"The best needs to be bred to the best," he added.
The match-up will send vibrations around the global bloodstock community, with high expectations for the pair's blueblood offspring.
Sea The Stars is rated only a 4-1 chance by bookmakers Ladbrokes to sire a UK Classic winner in the year 2014, when the first of his progeny will be eligible for races such as the Derby at Epsom.
It was a 100-1 chance that he and Zarkava produce a horse to win the Arc in that year.
Sea The Stars, a son of Cape Cross, is standing at stud for a fee of 85,000 euros (about £80,000).


This is the charge that is paid every time an owner sends a mare to be covered by him.
With a book of 120 mares in his first year, the horse is expected to bring in about £10m in stud fees annually.
Owners the Tsui family had been considering various options for Sea The Stars after he was officially retired a fortnight ago.
Sea The Stars was hailed an all-time great after six Group One wins including a unique treble of the 2,000 Guineas, Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Gilltown is close to the Curragh base of the three-year-old colt's Irish trainer John Oxx.
The Aga Khan said the decision to use his stud brought him "the greatest happiness".
He stated: "We are all proud to have such a remarkable athlete."
Although the bloodlines are impeccable, nothing in racing is guaranteed and the arrival - and subsequent performance - of the foal will be keenly awaited.
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