小雌馬
小雌馬(Filly)是對於雌性幼馬的稱呼,以與成年的雌馬區分。在大多數情況下,小雌馬是四歲以下的雌性馬;但在部分國家的賽馬界中,例如英國和美國,小雌馬的界定為五歲以下。[1][2] 雌性幼駒通常在二歲時性成熟,並擁有生育能力,但一般來說,她們在停止生長前(通常是四至五歲)不應生育。[3]
參考文獻
編輯- ^ Hammond, Gerald. The Language of Horse Racing. London: Taylor & Francis. 2000: 79. ISBN 1-57958-276-1. OCLC 44923115.
- ^ Privman, Jay. Zenyatta completes perfect season. Daily Racing Form (Breeders' Cup). October 24, 2008 [September 7, 2011]. (原始內容存檔於2012-03-29).
It was the perfect end to a perfect day by a perfect filly. Zenyatta, the best older female horse in the country, completed a perfect season. . . by winning the $2 million Ladies' Classic on Friday at Santa Anita's Oak Tree meeting, the first of two days of the 25th Breeders' Cup championships.
(Zenyatta was foaled in 2004, making her a 4-year-old at the time.) - ^ Ensminger, M. E. Horses and Horsemanship: Animal Agriculture Series. Sixth Edition. Interstate Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-8134-2883-1 p. 149-150