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Postby Joltman » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:46 pm

Check out this guy. The ratio of females to males in his progeny looks to be about 6:1 or more.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/progeny/craelius


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Postby Georgerz » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:46 am

That is only because the records are incomplete in this data base.

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Postby Joltman » Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:26 pm

Don't know which is more amazing here - 15 foals or the fact that 14 are females!

http://www.pedigreequery.com/progeny/isobella

Am wondering if this is pure longshot or if there are biological or genetic reasons for this.

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Postby Georgerz » Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:09 pm

Her daughter Isobelline produced Robellino, who won stakes and was a decent sire.