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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie
Really? I almost never ever see that.
Remember, not only does the horse have to be well pedigreed, but also he has to be highly thought of.
I can't remember the last top class well bred gelding, other than maybe a horse like commentator, who was sired by an unknown sire (at the time, DH was not highly thought of).
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i think that these days people hesitate to geld, and they are doing wrong, because everyone thinks they have the next seattle slew. many intact horses won't reach their potential because they won't put their mind to racing--and why would you want to breed untractable horses?
but i've seen well bred geldings in racing forms, and we've seen horses tail off and they geld to see if it will fix them.