Argamak Stud

You can now test your racehorses for speed through Equinome. They have developed a genetic test for Thoroughbreds for the C:C (short), C:T (middle) and T:T (long) genes. C:C -likely to be a fast, early maturing horse that performs well as a two-year-old. Average best distance – 6.5 f (1300 m) C:T -mixture of speed [...]

Kerri-Jo Smithurst, Department of Human Biology, University of Guelph, September 2002 Abstract: Track racing relies heavily on the horse’s anaerobic metabolism to produce the speeds necessary to win. One widely accepted theory is that a major limiting factor to high intensity exercise is the production of lactic acid in the muscles. This paper examines the [...]