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I would have to say, there are more grey horses over the jumps. Then grey horses on the flat, maybe a distance fact. But I do agree Murray,Murray wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:23 pm If you want to win races, start with plenty of good ammunition.
A photo of one of Aidan O'Brien's strings at Ballydoyle.
Impressive.
And notice they are nearly all bays. A couple of chestnuts and a couple of dark browns, no greys.
It seems that by breeding for elite performance the chestnut gene is fading out.
I wonder if the same thing is happening with the pigeons? You don't see as many reds in the hampers any more.
Of course the blue colour is much more prevalent in pigeons but it’s also down to the latest fashions. Hence the amount of grizzles around at present.Murray wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:23 pm If you want to win races, start with plenty of good ammunition.
A photo of one of Aidan O'Brien's strings at Ballydoyle.
Impressive.
And notice they are nearly all bays. A couple of chestnuts and a couple of dark browns, no greys.
It seems that by breeding for elite performance the chestnut gene is fading out.
I wonder if the same thing is happening with the pigeons? You don't see as many reds in the hampers any more.
If I had a choice my loft would be Blues and Light Cheqs. winners of course.Andy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:08 pmOf course the blue colour is much more prevalent in pigeons but it’s also down to the latest fashions. Hence the amount of grizzles around at present.Murray wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:23 pm If you want to win races, start with plenty of good ammunition.
A photo of one of Aidan O'Brien's strings at Ballydoyle.
Impressive.
And notice they are nearly all bays. A couple of chestnuts and a couple of dark browns, no greys.
It seems that by breeding for elite performance the chestnut gene is fading out.
I wonder if the same thing is happening with the pigeons? You don't see as many reds in the hampers any more.
The other thing is that a lot of fanciers won’t keep reds as they think that they will be taken by the hawks first.
Devo1956 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:14 pmIf I had a choice my loft would be Blues and Light Cheqs. winners of course.Andy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:08 pmOf course the blue colour is much more prevalent in pigeons but it’s also down to the latest fashions. Hence the amount of grizzles around at present.Murray wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:23 pm If you want to win races, start with plenty of good ammunition.
A photo of one of Aidan O'Brien's strings at Ballydoyle.
Impressive.
And notice they are nearly all bays. A couple of chestnuts and a couple of dark browns, no greys.
It seems that by breeding for elite performance the chestnut gene is fading out.
I wonder if the same thing is happening with the pigeons? You don't see as many reds in the hampers any more.
The other thing is that a lot of fanciers won’t keep reds as they think that they will be taken by the hawks first.
Great to hear when they are still flying out at that age, I hope the hawks stay away to give you a chance in racing mate.Andy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:29 pmDevo1956 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:14 pmIf I had a choice my loft would be Blues and Light Cheqs. winners of course.Andy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 15, 2025 7:08 pm
Of course the blue colour is much more prevalent in pigeons but it’s also down to the latest fashions. Hence the amount of grizzles around at present.
The other thing is that a lot of fanciers won’t keep reds as they think that they will be taken by the hawks first.
I’ve always liked the red chequers and mealies. At present I only have 1 red chequer and 3 red grizzles. 2 of the red grizzles are nearly white. 1 is 9 years old and has always been flying out with no trouble from the hawk.
And they say that Aidan O'Brien greets every rider by name, every morning at Ballydoyle.Murray wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 10:23 pm If you want to win races, start with plenty of good ammunition.
A photo of one of Aidan O'Brien's strings at Ballydoyle.
Impressive.
And notice they are nearly all bays. A couple of chestnuts and a couple of dark browns, no greys.
It seems that by breeding for elite performance the chestnut gene is fading out.
I wonder if the same thing is happening with the pigeons? You don't see as many reds in the hampers any more.