Has this race horse being geldied?

Question

does enyone know if the grey horse detroit city who runs in england being geldied he has had a bad season and was wondering if he had lost his pride and joy he would make beatuiful babies

Answer 1

I don't think being gelded is causing him to have a bad season, all they did was cut his nuts off, not take his pride and joy away. Its not like he has a home with a big family, and he can't make more. That was just something he wanted to do and he don't care anymore.

Answer 2

he has always been a gelding.....so getting his *** whoop has

nothing to do with it....

Answer 3

Yes Detroit City is a gelding.  He was probably gelded aged 2 or 3 so it will have had no effect at all on his recent season.

The fact is that most male National Hunt horses are geldings because a) It helps keep their mind on the job; b) most of them are failed flat racing horses who could not prove themselves worthy of being good enough to pass on their genes; or c) Entire horses do not tend to make very good National Hunt horses, mostly because they are not as enthusiastic at jumping in case they bang their bits on the fences.  It's true!  There are a few exceptions to the rule: Alderbrook won the Champion Hurdle and is now a top NH sire.

Answer 4

If he has been gelded, he won't be making any babies.