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46-736: Green Forest was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and a white sock on his right forefoot bred by James G. Bell at the Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky . He was one of the best horses sired by Shecky Greene, the American Champion Sprint Horse on 1973. Green Forest's dam, Tell Meno Lies, also produced the Fair Grounds Oaks winner Honest and True and the Prix Perth winner Green Paradise. As

92-459: A Thoroughbred horse named Birdcatcher , who had similar flecks of white on his flank and tail. Ticking or rabicano involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail. The most minimal form can have only striped white frosting at the base of the tail, called a coon tail or skunk tail . Flecks of white on the root of the tail or scattered over the flanks may also be called Birdcatcher ticks . Scarring on

138-445: A Group Two race) on 17 November in which he was ridden by Alfred Gibert. Starting the 2.2/1 second favourite he took the lead 300m from the finish and won by a length from Mont Pelion. In their annual Racehorses of 1980 , the independent Timeform organisation described The Wonder as a "stayer", who would require "at least a mile and a quarter" to show his best form. On his three-year-old debut, The Wonder finished second to No Lute in

184-434: A base coat, there are other markings or patterns that are used to identify horses as with Appaloosa , Pinto or Brindle , as well as artificial markings such as branding . Facial markings are usually described by shape and location. There may be more than one distinct facial marking and if so, will be named separately. Occasionally, when a white marking extends over an eye, that eye may be blue instead of brown, though this

230-566: A breeding stallion for 1983, standing at the Haras de Clarbec, but a change of plan saw him sent to continue his racing career in the United States, where he was trained by Charles Whittingham . The Wonder was based at Santa Anita Park , in the early part of 1983, and opened his American career with a three and a half length win in an allowance race on 27 February. A week later he was moved up in class and carried top weight of 124 pounds

276-554: A breeding stallion in the United States and France with mixed result. The best of his flat race runners was A Magicman, a German-trained colt whose wins included the Prix de la Forêt, Prix de la Porte Maillot , Ostermann-Pokal , Oettingen-Rennen and Grosse Europa-Meile . The Wonder sired several winners over jumps including Wonder Man who won thirteen races including the Henry VIII Novices' Chase . His last recorded foal

322-713: A descendant of the broodmare Bold Irish, Tell Meno Lies was also related to Ruffian , Pine Bluff , and Fusaichi Pegasus . In 1980, the yearling Green Forest was sent to the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Selected Summer Sales and was sold for $ 100,000 to the Lebanese businessman and horse breeder Mahmoud Fustuq . The colt was sent to Europe where he was trained in France by Mitri Saliba. He was ridden in all of his major races by Alfred "Fredo" Gibert. Green Forest made his first appearance in

368-452: A field which included Green Forest , Zino , Melyno ( Poule d'Essai des Poulains ), Noalcoholic ( Prix Messidor ) and Exclusive Order ( Prix Maurice de Gheest ). Eddery held up the colt in the early stages before producing a strong run to take the lead in the last 200m and won by three-quarters of a length from Green Forest, with Zino a further three-quarters of a length back in third. In September, The Wonder finished second to Green Forest in

414-547: A field which included The Wonder, Melyno, and the British-trained favourite Sandhurst Prince , the winner of the Waterford Crystal Mile . The British colt set an extremely fast pace, which had many of the runners struggling at halfway, but Gibert settled Green Forest in third place before making his challenge 400m from the finish. Green Forest accelerated past Sandhurst Prince and quickly went clear of

460-528: A head by Mariacho and Arc d'Or. Two weeks later, The Wonder was moved up to 2000m for the Group Three Prix de Condé on soft ground at Longchamp. Ridden by Yves Saint-Martin he was in fifth place 150m from the finish but produced a strong late run on the inside to take the lead in the final strides and won by a neck from Ledmir. The Wonder ended his first season in the Critérium de Saint-Cloud (then

506-437: A horse usually results in white hairs growing in over the injured area, though occasionally there may be no hair growth over the scar at all. Horses can be uniquely identified by more than just markings or brands. A few other physical characteristics sometimes used to distinguish a horse from another are: Some horse coat colors are distinguished by unique patterns. However, even for horses with coat colors that are arranged in

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552-585: A manner unique to each individual horse, these patterns are not called "markings." Some coat colors partially distinguished by unique patterning include: The Wonder (horse) The Wonder (foaled 1978) was a French-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire . The Wonder was one of the best horses of his generation in France at two, three and four years of age: his wins included the Prix de Condé , Critérium de Saint-Cloud , Prix Greffulhe , Prix d'Ispahan , Prix Edmond Blanc and Prix Jacques Le Marois . In 1983 he

598-418: A pinching saddle that had been worn over a long period of time. Birdcatcher spots are small white spots, about the size of a dime to the size of a quarter. They have not been linked to any specific breed, but they do tend to run in families. These spots may occur late in a horse's life, or may occur and then disappear. The spots may look like scars, but they are not caused by skin damage. The name comes from

644-510: A promising start to his stud career, he was not a commercial success in USA. By far his most successful offspring was the filly Forest Flower , from his first crop of foals, whose wins included the Irish 1000 Guineas . Other good winners included Made of Gold ( Royal Lodge Stakes ), Forest Wind ( Mill Reef Stakes ), and Green Line Express, who won at Group Three level and finished second to Zilzal in

690-596: A race over 1100 metres on his racecourse debut, The Wonder won a race over 1400m at Évry Racecourse and the Prix des Foals at Deauville Racecourse in August. The colt was then moved up in class and distance for the Group Three Prix Saint-Roman over 1800m at Longchamp Racecourse on 4 October. Ridden by Alain Lequeux he finished strongly to finish third of the eight runners, beaten a neck and

736-419: Is not consistently seen in all cases. Common facial markings are: Additional terms used to describe facial markings include the following: Leg markings are usually described by the highest point of the horse's leg that is covered by white. As a general rule, the horse's hoof beneath a white marking at the coronary line will also be light-colored ("white"). If a horse has a partial marking or ermine spots at

782-601: The Grade I Santa Anita Handicap on dirt, but finished thirteenth behind Bates Motel . On 17 April The Wonder recorded his first major success in the United States when he won the nine furlong San Bernardino Handicap, beating Konewah and the Strub Stakes winner Swing Till Dawn . The horse then moved to Hollywood Park Racetrack and won the Grade I Century Handicap on Turf on 7 May, ridden by Bill Shoemaker . A month later at

828-559: The Group One Prix Robert Papin over 1100m at Maisons-Laffitte later that month. Gibert successfully restrained the colt towards the rear of the field before producing a strong late run and failed by half a length to catch Maelstrom Lake. In August, Green Forest and Maelstrom Lake met for the fourth time in the Group One Prix Morny over 1200m at Deauville Racecourse but were third and fourth in

874-528: The Prix Jean Prat over 1800 metres at Longchamp in June, he finished last of the five runners behind Melyno, Zino (who had won the 2000 Guineas ), Be My Native , and Tampero. His performances led to speculation that he had either failed to "train on" (make the normal progress from two to three) or that he was "ungenuine". Green Forest was off the racecourse for more than two months before he returned in

920-536: The Prix du Moulin at Longchamp and on his final appearance he finished second to the Irish-trained three-year-old Pas de Seul in the 1400m Prix de la Forêt in October. In the latter race Eddery was criticised for making his challenge too early, and there was some speculation that he had mistakenly timed his run for the first winning post rather than the second. In late 1982, The Wonder was being advertised as

966-602: The Prix du Moulin at Longchamp. In the former race, he finished fifth in an exceptionally strong field behind Northjet, To-Agori-Mou , Kings Lake and Hilal. In the latter race he finished third beaten one and a half lengths and a nose by Northjet and Hilal. On his final appearance of the season The Wonder was sent to England to contest the Champion Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 17 October. Ridden by Gibert, he started at odds of 9/1 despite reports that he had been performing poorly in training. He finished sixth of

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1012-589: The San Diego Handicap , but then finished unplaced behind Tolomeo in the Budweiser Million later that month. On his final racecourse appearance he finished sixth behind Bel Bolide in the Carleton F. Burke Handicap at Santa Anita in October. In 1980, the independent Timeform organisation gave The Wonder a rating of 123, eleven pounds below their top-rated two-year-old Storm Bird . In

1058-415: The splashed white , dominant white , or sabino alleles . Horses may develop white markings over areas where there was an injury to the animal, either to cover scar tissue from a cut or abrasion, or to reflect harm to the underlying skin or nerves. One common type of scarring that produces patches of white hairs are "saddle marks," which are round or oval marks on either side of the withers , produced by

1104-847: The Deccan Derby winner Singh, and the Golconda Oaks winner Gisele. Star Of The Crop also won the Golconda Oaks, and his Royal Russian won the Bangalore Derby. Green Forest died in India in 2000. He has since become a fairly successful broodmare sire across the globe, and his son Made Of Gold has performed fairly well as a sire in Australia and New Zealand. Blaze (horse marking) Markings on horses are usually distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color . Most horses have some markings, and they help to identify

1150-882: The Lockinge Stakes in England and then finished second to Al Nasr in both the Prix Dollar and the Prix d'Ispahan . In July he again failed to reproduce his best form in Britain, finishing unplaced behind On The House in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse . On 15 August, The Wonder was ridden for the first time by the Irish jockey Pat Eddery in the Group One Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville. He started at odds of 6.2/1 in

1196-534: The Prix Greffulhe over 2100m at Longchamp, but was awarded the race after the winner's post-race urine test showed traces of Nandrolone , an anabolic steroid . No Lute was cleared to run in the Prix Lupin on 17 May and beat The Wonder by three lengths. The Wonder moved up in distance to contest the Prix du Jockey Club over 2400m at Chantilly Racecourse on 7 June. Ridden by Lester Piggott he faded in

1242-587: The Prix de Debut over 800 metres at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse in May and won narrowly from the Irish-bred Maelstrom Lake with the first two finishing well clear of the other runner. Green Forest did not race again until the Prix du Bois over 1000m at the same course in July. He failed to settle in the early stages and finished fourth behind Maelstrom Lake. He was then moved up in class to contest

1288-508: The Prix du Bois, Green Forest refused to settle for Gibert in the early stages but finished strongly to overtake Zino in the last 200m and won going away by one and a half lengths. In October, he moved up to 1600m for the Grand Critérium, France's most prestigious race for two-year-old colts. He started favourite against a field which included Royal Lodge Stakes winner Norwick and Prix La Rochette winner Persepolis. Green Forest took

1334-487: The Prix du Jockey Club runner-up Akarad and the improving ex-Italian-trained Northjet . The Wonder produced an impressive performance to record his first success at the highest level, winning by two lengths from Northjet, with Cresta Rider three-quarters of a length away in third. The Wonder then contested France's two most important weight-for-age mile races, the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville and

1380-749: The Sussex Stakes. Green Forest was exported to the Dashmesh Stud Farm in Punjab, India in 1995, where he sired the Multiple Classic winner Bonzer in his first Indian crop. Bonzer won 14 races including The Golconda Derby, Gr.1, Golconda 2000 Guineas Gr.2, Deccan Derby, Gr.1, The Bangalore St.Leger Gr.1, The President Of India Gold Cup, Gr.1, and Nizam's Gold Cup Gr.2. Green Forest also sired the Calcutta 2000 Guineas winner Antequera,

1426-414: The all-aged Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville Racecourse on 15 August. He took the lead in the straight and was caught in the closing stages and beaten three-quarters of a length by the four-year-old The Wonder . Zino finished third ahead of Exclusive Order and Noalcoholic, with the favoured Melyno eighth of the nine runners. Three weeks later, Green Forest ran in the Prix du Moulin at Longchamp against

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1472-567: The betting behind the filly River Lady and the British challenger Tender King. Green Forest took the lead just after half way and won by three-quarters of a length and a head from Maelstrom Lake and River Lady. In September, he was moved up in distance for the Group One Prix de la Salamandre over 1400m on soft ground at Longchamp Racecourse in which he was opposed by the undefeated Zino and Prix du Calvados winner Exclusive Order. As in

1518-477: The closing stages and finished tenth of the twelve runners behind Bikala . On 4 July, The Wonder was matched against older horses for the first time in the Group One Prix d'Ispahan over 1900m at Longchamp. Ridden by Lequeux, he started a 13/1 outsider in a field which included the Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner Recitation, the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches winner Aryenne, the Prix Jean Prat winner Cresta Rider,

1564-412: The coronary band, the hoof may be both dark and light, corresponding with the hair coat immediately above. Where the leopard gene is present, the hoof may be striped even if markings are not visible at the coronary band. From tallest to shortest, common leg markings are: Additional terms used to describe white leg markings include: A horse's genes influence whether it will have white markings, though

1610-588: The exact genes involved could differ between breeds. Chestnut horses generally have more extensive white markings than bay or black horses. Horses with the W20 allele typically have white face and leg markings. Horses may have isolated body spots that are not large or numerous enough to qualify them as an Appaloosa , Pinto or Paint . Such markings are usually simply called "body spots," sometimes identified by location, i.e. "belly spot," "flank spot," etc. When this type of isolated spotting occurs, it may involve one of

1656-558: The field to win by three lengths. The Wonder finished strongly to deprive Sandhurst Prince of second place in the final strides. After his win in the Moulin, there was speculation that Green Forest would run in either the Prix de la Forêt or the Champion Stakes , but he never raced again. Fustok proposed a $ 4 million match race between Green Forest and any American-trained colt to be run in two legs at Longchamp and Belmont Park . The connections of Timely Writer expressed some interest, but

1702-423: The horse as a unique individual. Markings are present at birth and do not change over the course of the horse's life. Most markings have pink skin underneath most of the white hairs, though a few faint markings may occasionally have white hair with no underlying pink skin. Markings may appear to change slightly when a horse grows or sheds its winter coat, however this difference is simply a factor of hair coat length;

1748-509: The joint-second-best horse in Europe, one pound behind Golden Fleece and equal with Assert and Kalaglow . Timeform named him the best miler of the season, and his rating of 134 made him their equal top-rated horse alongside their "Horse of the Year" Ardross and their "best three-year-old colt" Assert. Green Forest was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at Jonabell Farm. Despite

1794-566: The lead in the straight and drew away to win by two and a half lengths from Norwick, who was six length clear of Rollins in third. Green Forest's form in the early part of 1982 was sub-par, possibly as a result of the fact that, like many of Fustok's horses he had been treated with excessive doses of a "worming vaccine" which disrupted his training. He made his debut in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains over 1600 metres at Longchamp on 25 April when he started favourite against eight opponents and finished fourth behind Melyno , Tampero, and Day Is Done. In

1840-522: The match never materialised. In the official International Classification for 1981, Green Forest was rated the best two-year-old in Europe, three pounds ahead of Dewhurst Stakes winner Wind and Wuthering . The independent Timeform organisation reversed the order, rating Wind and Wuthering on 132 and Green Forest on 130. In the International Classification for 1982, Green Forest was the highest-rated French-trained racehorse and

1886-417: The official International Classification he was rated nine pounds behind Storm Bird. In 1981, Timeform gave the colt a peak annual rating of 129, eleven pounds below Shergar : he was rated the ninth-best European three-year-old in the International Classification. In 1982 he was rated 127 by Timeform and was rated the eighth-best older horse in Europe in the International Classification. The Wonder stood as

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1932-544: The same course, The Wonder contested the Grade I Californian Stakes. He was in last place, more than fifteen lengths behind the leaders in the early stages, but produced a strong late run to win by a nose from Prince Spellbound with Poley in third place. The Wonder's winning run came to an end when he finished seventh, as the 11-10 favourite, behind John Henry in the American Handicap on 4 July. The horse returned to form in August to finish second to Bates Motel in

1978-654: The sixteen runners behind Vayrann , ahead of many good horses including Master Willie , Madam Gay and Kirtling. In 1982, The Wonder entered the ownership of the Marquese de Moratalla , who was best known as an owner of steeplechasers such as The Fellow . He began his season in March when he was an easy winner of the Group Three Prix Edmond Blanc over 1600m at Saint-Cloud against moderate opposition. He finished fourth in his next two races including

2024-481: The underlying pattern does not change. On a gray horse , markings visible at birth may become hidden as the horse turns white with age, but markings can still be determined by trimming the horse's hair closely, then wetting down the coat to see where there is pink skin and black skin under the hair. Recent studies have examined the genetics behind white markings and have located certain genetic loci that influence their expression . In addition to white markings on

2070-539: Was the only horse of any consequence sired by Wittgenstein, a Florida-bred stallion who won the Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte in 1973. The Wonder was the first foal of The Lark, the only Thoroughbred mare owned by du Breil. She later produced the Badener Sprint-Cup winner Areias. The Wonder originally raced in the colours of du Breil's wife and was trained by Jacques de Chevigny. After finishing fourth in

2116-541: Was transferred to the United States where he won the San Bernardino Handicap , Century Handicap and Californian Stakes . He was then retired to stud where he had moderate success as a sire of winners. The Wonder was a "tall, lengthy" dark brown horse with no white markings bred in France by Alain du Breil, the president of the Societe de Steeple-Chases, the governing body of French jump racing. He

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