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Thoroughbred
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The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit.
Key facts
- Horse breed.name
- Thoroughbred
- Horse breed.image
- Applebite-Gentlemen.jpg
- Horse breed.image2
- Horse-racing-3.jpg
- Horse breed.image_alt
- A chestnut-colored horse standing in a stableyard
- Horse breed.features
- Athletic riding horse breed, used for racing and many equestrian sports
- Horse breed.altname
- TB/Tb (abbreviation); Bloodhorse
- Horse breed.country
- England
- Horse breed.group1
- The Jockey Club (US)
- Horse breed.std1
- http://www.jockeyclub.com/registry.asp?section=3
- Horse breed.group2
- Australian Stud Book
- Horse breed.std2
- https://www.studbook.org.au/DisplayPDF.aspx?ty=RULES
- Horse breed.group3
- General Stud Book
- Horse breed.std3
- https://www.weatherbys.co.uk/Weatherbys/media/PDFs/gsb-conditions.pdf
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Horseracing Churchill Downs.jpg
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- Commons category
- Thoroughbred
- Commons gallery
- Thoroughbred
- inception
- 1793-00-00
- native label
- Thoroughbred
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- Breed characteristics
- Terminology
- History
- Beginnings in England
- Early racing
- Foundation stallions
- Foundation mares
- Later development in Britain
- In America
- In Europe
- In Australia and New Zealand
- In other areas
- Registration, breeding, and population
- Value
- Uses
- Horse racing
- Other disciplines
- Crossbreeding
- Health issues
- Selective breeding
- Excess stress
- Medical challenges
- See also
- Notes
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses that are known for their agility, speed, and spirit.
The Thoroughbred was developed in 17th- and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to a larger number of foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, and around 100,000 foals are registered each year worldwide.