Pedigree Query

MattieCat wrote:Also, I thought I might add a little quick comment...
Catch A Bird was the only Thoroughbred brindle horse I have ever heard of, and all of his offspring were either solid or roan. He was the first stallion to produce roan offspring in Thoroughbred history (as far as we can trace back). There is sabino, which Native Dancer seems to have been popular in passing, but Catch A Bird passed down a totally different mutation. Catch A Bird produced four true roan thoroughbreds, and the rest were solids with no significant markings or patterns. Odd Colours, Red Noble3, Slip Catch, and Goldhill Park are his only true roan offspring. Slip Catch was purchased by Winning Colours Farm in Australia and they are currently breeding quality roan, roan overo, frame overo, and dilute/double dilute thoroughbreds. The other three I have not done research on and do not currently know where they reside. I just thought I would let you know that the only pattern that I know of Thoroughbreds not having is Tobiano, Tovero, and Appaloosa-specific markings. Not sure if there are splash white TB's, so I won't say there is or isn't.
I do wish to ask that question though if you guys don't mind...
Does anyone know of any true splash white Thoroughbreds registered with the JC? I don't think there has been one yet...

MattieCat wrote:I see. I just did some more in depth research, and although there are sabino looking TB's, there is a W5 or W10 gene that may throw that color I hear. I really want to have a sabino-looking TB tested now, just to see for myself. I believe that either of us could be right as of now, but I would like to get this kind of information from someone who has tested many sabino-looking TBs before; someone who may breed them, or may have bred them in the past.
I may be a bit stubborn, but I'm very interested in finding this out. The W gene and sabino genes must be very similar, but the W gene doesn't say anything about minimum expression like the sabino does; it just says usually completely white, or mostly white with patches...I don't know. She definitely has sabino characteristics, so I would be curious to see if she tests positive for sabino. I've talked to a few TB color breeders before, and almost all of them call the horses sabinos. There are many thoroughbreds out there that express sabino characteristics like any other breed of horse, so it is easily mistaken, and I could be wrong. If I am, than I accept that, but I would still like to know for sure without forum chatting. You guys certainly know what you are talking about, and I would love to see if I could prove you right. I might post back if I find more stuff out.
Thanks for making me get my butt up and do some more research on this, it is a very intriguing topic!!!

Also, I'm glad I learned that there are #1 more brindle TB's out there! #2 quite a few splash white TB's in this world!
Thank you guys again.