BAYOU -- Opinions on her phenotype

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:39 pm

A collaborator just came across this case and sent it to me.

Opinions on the photo, actually on the phenotype of this filly.

http://www.pedigreequery.com/bayou

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:54 pm

Fungus??

Nessa · Postby **Nessa** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:48 pm

Could they be Bend Or spots that have run together?

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:04 pm

That or maybe the muddy phenotype?

Impossible to tell without more pictures (esp. a color one). Maybe write to Claiborne and see if they have pic. or remember.

xfactor fan · Postby **xfactor fan** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:47 pm

My vote is with mud. Look at how wet the track looks, and how deep her hooves are in the surface of the track.

sulphurfire · Postby **sulphurfire** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:20 am

I disagree with the mud, her front stocking is clean. It could be that they wet her down before bringing her to the track. I used to work for a trainer who would do that before he sent his to the paddock.

angrovestud · Postby **angrovestud** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 10:29 am

As the hair is curly it would suggest the plaits have been removed and it could be break out sweating after exercise

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:05 pm

She's body clipped there it appears so maybe this is an odd sweating pattern?

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:54 pm

Is this even a race day photo? She only has her name on the saddlecloth, no number in sight anywhere.

KBEquine · Postby **KBEquine** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:33 am

Interesting markings on a gelding whose 4th dam was Levee, Bourtai's full sister (perhaps strange markings really do run in the family . . . although his Storm Cat grandsire might have something to do with it):

Scroll about 1/4 of the way down the page to Duncan:
http://www.goodhorse.org/giveaway.asp

http://www.pedigreequery.com/sir+duncan

ElPrado · Postby **ElPrado** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:46 am

That is probably scarring on Duncan. Maybe he hit his head on a gate.

accphotography · Postby **accphotography** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:09 am

That looks like a scar from a liquid to me on Duncan.

Crystal · Postby **Crystal** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:31 am

there are no leaves on the trees would suggest late fall, this looks like a combination of sweat and long hair.

Linda_d · Postby **Linda_d** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:24 pm

Crystal wrote:there are no leaves on the trees would suggest late fall, this looks like a combination of sweat and long hair.

I think those trees are palms, so I don't think you can determine the season from them.

Crystal · Postby **Crystal** » Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:39 pm

She could have run down south in the winter, but the Acorn is at Belmont, The Gazelle at Aqu, the maskette and the CCAO at Belmont as well. (at that time it was run there, now Saratoga). But I could be incorrect on the photo.