Mares bred by Red Barn Farm were tough hickory mares, also at this time you did not have many ,if any, filly and mare races. The races were: for 3 yr olds and upwards. They raced against colts and geldings most of their life. Some of these mares raced 50, 60 or more times in their life then returned home to be bred and raise more runners for the farm. One mare named Mardee's Chic was a stakes winner produced a stakes winner plus other good winners and 3 of her daughters were in the broodmare band. Having the grandchildren and great grandchildren of horses that you raced, one can see similarities of traits thru the generations and tendencies.
This was the same vein as Hirsch Jacobs - breed hickory tough mares to tough stallions = runners/winners..
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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