The Sport of Kings

Sportsmouth received this interesting little trivia;


Regarded as the 'Sport of Kings', the first horse race took place in
England in 210 AD. Encouraged by Royal patronage over the last 300
years, the English thoroughbred has been the foundation stock of
racehorses world-wide.

In fact, all modern-day thoroughbreds can be traced to one of three
great English sires:

* Darley Arabian (1700): 90%
* The Byerly Turk (1689): 5%
* and The Godolphin Arabian or Barb (1724): 5%.

Thanks Greeny (aka aussiegolfer)

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