Racehorse fact of the day

by on September 6, 2005 at 6:57 pm in Science | Permalink

Virtually all 500,000 of the world’s thoroughbred racehorses are descended from 28 ancestors, born in the 18th and 19th centuries, according to a new genetic study. And up to 95% of male thoroughbreds can be traced back to just one stallion.

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