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Member:
Oscarvv

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 1:01 am:

I am SO happy and relieved to say that this mare foaled tonight.
The foal is a filly and very flashy.

Fresh outa the Oven
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 6:34 am:

He is beautiful. Who was the stallion? I cannot get over the simularities to foals by our stallion (also a SECRETARIAT son).
DrO
Member:
Oscarvv

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 6:53 am:

Thanks DrO
She is by War Secretary.
I love the color and chrome. Both parents are bay with minimal white.

Member:
Cara2

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 8:36 am:

Hi Barbara, how gorgeous she is. Tell me though, she looks chestnut so how did that happen out of two bays? :-) How appropriate too that she should have a daddy of that name in these trouble times!
Member:
Oscarvv

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 11:58 am:

Thanks Helen! Yes, happily, she is a chestnut.
I don't claim to be a genetics wiz but since War Secretary's dad is SECRETARIAT, who was chestnut, WS will carry a chestnut gene.
I am sure someone else can explain it better though. :-)

outside
Member:
Sunny66

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 12:17 pm:

Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh...SO SWEET!!! Congratulations!!!!

PS....I loved Secretariat when I was little!!! Maybe that's why I have a soft spot for chestnuts!! :-)
Member:
Tangoh

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 2:35 pm:

What a beautiful picture. I just read through your whole thread and your mare is one lucky equine - you persisted until you got the answers and now you've got a beautiful and well bred foal from your efforts, not to mention the advise from Dr. O and other posts. It kind of makes you wonder if things would have turned out as well if you didn't have this site to use as a resource, doesn't it.
Member:
Paul303

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2003 - 7:30 pm:

Congratulations! Your picture could be a postcard!
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Thursday, Mar 20, 2003 - 10:59 am:

Bay horses can either 2 black genes or one red gene and one black gene and then must have at least one bay distributional gene. So two bay parents that each have a recessive red gene will produce red horses (chestnut) 25% of the time and a bay 75% of the time. Note if either bay parent carries 2 black genes (no red gene) will always produce either black or bay horses.
DrO
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