All thoroughbred racehorses are related back to two horses?

Question

true or false and if so what were they called?

Answer 1

Nope, they're related to three main foundation sires...

the Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian, and the Godolphin Arabian.

Answer 2

They are all related to three horses. The three horses are the Godolphin Arabian, the Byerly Turk, and the Darley Arabian. All three are Arabians and their names refer to who or what farm owned them. Thoroughbreds were produced when these Arabian stallions were mated with the King's mares.

Answer 3

All thoroughbreds can trace back to three foundation sires - the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk.  Although these three sires have become dominant in modern thoroughbreds they were among over 200 imported stallions that helped mold the thoroughbred breed.  A great website that explains the foundation sires is http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/...

Answer 4

All thoroughbreds can be traced back to one of three stallions - the Darley Arabian, the Godolphin Arabian and the Byerley Turk.  There were also about 20-30 foundation mares.

Answer 5

False.  They can be traced back to 3 horses in the beginning, the Godolphin Arabian, Byerley Turk or the Darley Arabian.

http://www.britishhorseracing.com/goraci...

Answer 6

Actually, all thoroughbreds trace their ancestry in an unbroken line to 3 founding Arabian sires:  The Byerly Turk, Darley Arabian and Godolphin Arabian.