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Originally Posted by Downthestretch55

Of course.
So, was there an effort to breed out grey from thoroughbreds?
For sure you know the answer, "oh most knowledgeable one".
Where? when?

hint...you won't find the answer at a rightwing propaganda site.

As I'm sure you already know ... the grey color in today's thoroughbreds is traceable to the very early years of the 18th century ... when the Alcoc-k Arabian was imported to England. But the Alcoc-k Arabian is not considered to be a foundation stallion of the breed ... like the Darley Arabian, Byerley Turk, and Godolphin Barb are ... because the line back to him is not strictly tail-male ... but instead goes back through numerous generations of females.

Today's quality grey race horses can be accredited to the Irish breeder ... Edward Kennedy ... no relation to the bloated murderer who currently occupies several seats in our U.S. Senate ... who in the late years of the 19th century and early years of the 20th century ... made a concerted effort to breed quality grey race horses. This led ultimately to the breeding of the undefeated champion The Tetrarch ... known The Spotted Wonder or The Rocking Horse because of his unique-to-the-time dappled coat ... and to all of the quality race horses today who descend from him ... mostly through his female line.