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Cesario!
06-02-2006, 08:52 PM
I noticed tonight in Mountaineer's 5th race that Kings Up is listed as 11 years old and "R" -- instead of G (for Gelding) or H. I've never noticed this before, but it's possible that I just kept missing it. What does this stand for?
betovernetcapper
06-02-2006, 08:54 PM
Rigling-not sure of spelling
Overlay
06-02-2006, 08:55 PM
"R" is for ridgling, a horse that has been only partially castrated, and is not a full-fledged gelding.
Cesario!
06-02-2006, 08:56 PM
Fascinating. Why would you do that?
Overlay
06-02-2006, 08:59 PM
I would say that they want to make the horse easier to train, while also preserving some breeding potential (although if the particular horse you're referring to is still racing at 11, I would also think that it's not a prime breeding candidate).
Cesario!
06-02-2006, 09:25 PM
Excellent. Thanks for the response.
saratoga guy
06-02-2006, 09:32 PM
Actually I don't believe the term has anything to do with castration.

A ridgling has either one or both testicles "undescended".
witchdoctor
06-02-2006, 09:41 PM
Saratoga is right. A ridgling has an undescended testicle. They are no easier to handle than a full stallion. A P Indy is a ridgling I believe.
Overlay
06-03-2006, 01:36 AM
Thanks for the correction, guys. I guess I had it somewhere in the back of my mind about it being anatomical rather than as the result of an external procedure, but it had been long enough since I had thought about the term, that I was somehow associating it with partial gelding.
godtomsatan
06-03-2006, 03:22 AM
I guess I had it somewhere in the back of my mind....

Undescended, as it were....:p
Overlay
06-03-2006, 08:47 AM
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Suff
06-03-2006, 08:53 AM
Undescended, as it were....:p

:lol: :lol: ..:faint:
Tom
06-03-2006, 12:54 PM
:p:lol:
46zilzal
06-03-2006, 01:14 PM
Fascinating. Why would you do that?
MOST are not "cut" per se, but represent undescended testicles. During maturation the testes move from the abdominal cavity down into the scrotum. Some never make it all the way and remain, to become non-functional because of higher internal temperatures, in the abdomial cavity. One of Whittingham's great three year olds (Strode's Creek) was showing severe pain during the running of the Belmont one year: found out later he had the same problem. Sensitivity is still there.