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What does the * mean?
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:57 am
by lisamurf
I am fairly new to interpreting pedigrees. I think I have the numbers down, but what is the asterisk for? Does it indicate elite mare? If so, what qualifies a mare as such? And why are some horses names in blue?
Re: What does the * mean?
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 7:51 am
by BigT
Pretty sure the asterisk means the mare has been identified by pedigree analyst Ellen Parker as a "Reines-de-course" or "Queen of the turf". Youe can see more at this link ->
http://www.reines-de-course.com/reine-history.html
Re: What does the * mean?
Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:23 pm
by Joltman
I don't think so. i.e. *Hawaii. Maybe a certain group of foreign (non-Us or Uk) bred?
jm
Re: What does the * mean?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 11:24 am
by madelyn
Actually a green asterisk to the right of a mare's name does, indeed, indicate that she has been designated as a "Reine de Course". This is a designation for a mare who has been judged to have had an influence on the breed through her progeny.
I don't know why there is an asterisk before Hawaii in some references; it does not show up that way in pedigrees. If it was because it was not American bred there would be one on Silent Name (JPN) and many others.