What a Horse…

Equinox, the highest rated horse in the world, takes the Japan Cup in association with Longines (G1)!

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— IFHA's Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings (@worldsbesthorse) November 26, 2023

Equinox – His Brillance…

• Sixth Group 1 win
• Prizemoney and earnings beyond $28mill
• Highest earner in Japanese racing history
• Timeform Rating of 136
• Japan Cup 2400m -@ 2m21.8s (58kilos) & Dubai Sheema Classic 2410m @ 2m:25:65 (track record)
• His Japan Cup win has 4 lengths on 2nd place-getter, the star-filly Liberty Island, a Triple Tiara 3 year old

quotes of Equinox jockey, Christophe Lemaire 👇👇👇

EQUINOX and Lemaire checking in, horse wouldn't have blown a candle out, Lemaire needs a big breath 🙂 pic.twitter.com/06FFFLjhVT

— Graham Pavey (@LongBallToNoOne) November 26, 2023

✔️Top horse, champion horse adapt to any kind of race and to any surface or ground

✔️Coming into the straight I had an adrenalin shot

✔️I realized I rode perfection.

✔️It’s something I can’t really explain….

The Pedigree Expert stuff….

Even though an ancestor may be well back in a pedigree pattern, if it is a dominant ancestor, it will maintain its effectiveness for many generations, especially if close relatives reinforce similar biochemistry. (Ken Mc Lean)

(*Equinox / Lyphard 5S x 5s x 4D) Lyphard f.f.17-b @Haplotype L3a1a + Sunday Silence dam’s lineage has 2 strains @f.f.17-b Hillary &Free France @ Haplotype L3a1a

Lyphard by Northern Dancer (f.f.2d Haplotype L2b1/L2b1a) from Reine-de-Course mare Goofed (Court Martial) has 5×5 Chouberski. Chouberski f.f.28 – a Haplotype L2b1/L2b1a.

Bruleur – 5×4 Dollar (**The Flying Dutchman) – 5×5 Hermit

Footnotes:

Byerley Turk‘s St Simon (Galopin by Delight) male line – 4×3 **The Flying Dutchman (discussion & research Link, here).

It is interesting and further importantly noted that Byerley Turk, Herod’s branch, has affinity with Haplotype mares L2b1a @ female family 3 (there is however one exception).

Remarkably the affinity by Haplotype L2b1/L2b1a is also that of contemporary breed-shaper Northern Dancer, Danehill, Halo, Machiavellian.

By example, the Haplotype’ ‘pattern’ affinity is demonstrated neatly through pedigree: Hurry On, a f.f.2-d by Marcovil by f.f. 3-k) + 8x Pocahontas f.f.3n. 4s x4s Hermit by Newminster f.f. 8, its lineage a Mare by Byerley Turk.

The female family 8 branches (again an ‘8’ exception exists) assigns Haplotype L3a1b. Science indicates L3a1b, a racing phenotype performance critical. L3a1b has 6-a, 6-e, 1-u.

Equinox’s dam Chateau Blanche, f.f. 16-b, assigned Haplotype L3a1b.

(n.b. whilst Haplotype(s) are distinguishing key markers it is not to take a rigid view; they serve workings & feasibility)

@janebielski (researcher) The Thoroughbred Link

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