Can A Thoroughbred Be White?

White thoroughbred horses are exceedingly rare: As few as one in 100,000 are considered pure white. To qualify, the horse’s entire coat must be white and cannot have any other colors. How rare are white Thoroughbreds? Rick Bailey of the Jockey Club Registry explains that white Thoroughbreds are incredibly rare: Read more…

Can Thoroughbreds Be Grey?

Gray is also found among Welsh Ponies, Thoroughbreds, and American Quarter Horses. All of these breeds have common ancestry in the Arabian horse. In particular, all gray Thoroughbreds descend from a horse named Alcock’s Arabian, a gray born in 1700. The gray coat color makes up about 3% of Thoroughbreds. Read more…