Brodie Posted March 21, 2020 Posted March 21, 2020 Months ago it was announced on Trackside that RocknPop and Vinnie Rulz we’re both racing in foal! I note that both are still racing and in at Waimate today. Wondering how long they were allowed to race for before they were retired from racing in NZ? We all know that mares normally race better when they are in foal, but you would think that if they were 4 months or so that the embryo would’ve grown sufficiently large to be a hindrance to the mares racing ability. Certainly couldn’t see a human female sporting ability improving when she is 4 months pregnant, quite the opposite! Quote
hunterthepunter Posted March 21, 2020 Posted March 21, 2020 must be nearly there last starts brodie ask the resident Riu man rangatira 1 1 Quote
Brodie Posted March 22, 2020 Author Posted March 22, 2020 Racing them in foal when they are 3 or 4 months, you wouldn’t think would be that comfortable for the embryo! imagine being the foal and having your mum running aro7nd the training track and then the race track every day at speed. You would think it would be kind of upsetting wouldn’t you! Its a wonder the animal rights activists have not co e down on it? Bugger, RIU might now do that! Na, do busy chasing their tails, while they have got jobs! Think they will be eliminating some of them soon!i Quote
hunterthepunter Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, Brodie said: Racing them in foal when they are 3 or 4 months, you wouldn’t think would be that comfortable for the embryo! imagine being the foal and having your mum running aro7nd the training track and then the race track every day at speed. You would think it would be kind of upsetting wouldn’t you! Its a wonder the animal rights activists have not co e down on it? Bugger, RIU might now do that! Na, do busy chasing their tails, while they have got jobs! Think they will be eliminating some of them soon!i you would ride nice filly if it was in foal say 3months lol 1 Quote
JJ Flash Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Brodie said: Months ago it was announced on Trackside that RocknPop and Vinnie Rulz we’re both racing in foal! I note that both are still racing and in at Waimate today. Wondering how long they were allowed to race for before they were retired from racing in NZ? We all know that mares normally race better when they are in foal, but you would think that if they were 4 months or so that the embryo would’ve grown sufficiently large to be a hindrance to the mares racing ability. Certainly couldn’t see a human female sporting ability improving when she is 4 months pregnant, quite the opposite! Hope this helps even though from memory its a TB rule "Every year without fail, fillies win races in the 120-day period during which they are permitted to race after being covered. .. Greg Edited March 22, 2020 by JJ Flash 1 Quote
Chief Stipe Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 Statistically they perform no better than their not in foal peers. Quote
Brodie Posted March 22, 2020 Author Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, JJ Flash said: Hope this helps even though from memory its a TB rule "Every year without fail, fillies win races in the 120-day period during which they are permitted to race after being covered. .. Greg Saw that Greg, but for the two mares still to be racing they must’ve been served after approx 24th November last year that seems pretty late doesn’t it? 1 Quote
Trotsfan Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 I thought standardbred rule was 110 days 1 Quote
JJ Flash Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Brodie said: Saw that Greg, but for the two mares still to be racing they must’ve been served after approx 24th November last year that seems pretty late doesn’t it? Not 100% but with AI anything is possible Greg Quote
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