Using the worlds largest set of growth records for young thoroughbreds: Kentucky Equine Research has carried out a worldwide investigation into how size and growth rates of foals are related to sale and racing performance. Skeletal soundness is vital for racehorses; breeders pay particular attention to radiographic abnormalities that may affect a yearlings sale price or racing career. Data was collated to assess whether size is significantly associated with radiographic findings; and how these are correlated with sales/racing performance. The goals of these studies are to identify at-risk foals earlier; modify management practices to reduce problems; and raise better racehorses.
Saracen is an independent, family owned business with more than 170 years of experience in manufacturing animal feeds. Saracen became a limited company in its own right in 1989, and remains within the Lillico Group and under the command of the fourth generation of the founding family, Patrick Walker
