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Change In Diet From Grass To Hay Hard On Horse’s Hindgut

Horses that have abrupt changes to the grass and hay in their diets have changes in the microbial population of their feces. The change from hay to grass has a higher risk of causing problems in the equine gut than swapping from grass to hay. These changes may alter the gut microbiota, which may cause digestive or metabolic disturbance.

Drs. Anna Garber, Peter Hastie, David McGuinness, Pauline Malarange and Jo-Anne Murray created an experiment to test the microbiota of six Welsh ponies that were changed from pasture to hay and grass back to hay. For 30 days before the experiment began, the ponies were on pasture.

The study used two 14-day periods; in the first period, the ponies were taken off pasture and fed hay for 14 days. The ponies were then turned back out on pasture and given unlimited hay as well. Fecal samples were collected at the start of each phase and then on days 1, 2, 3, 7 and 14 after the changes to the diet were made. The samples were analyzed to determine how many microbiota were present as well as to characterize the microbiome.

The scientists found that the microbiota in the fecal samples were diverse, but that their abundance changed with abrupt dietary changes. Ponies fed the diet of restricted hay had microbiota similar to those ponies fed just grass, but they differed widely with regards to abundance.

They conclude that abrupt changes from hay to grass may pose a higher risk for hindgut pH to drop and cause gastric disturbances compared to the dietary change from grass to hay.

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Lawman’s Pretty Gorgeous Stylish In the Debutante

Saturday’s G2 A.R.M. Holding Debutante S. resulted in the trifecta of Joseph-Donnacha-Aidan O’Brien in that order as the oldest son of the Ballydoyle master held sway with TDN Rising Star Pretty Gorgeous (Fr) (Lawman {Fr}). Runner-up to Donnacha’s Shale (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G3 Silver Flash S. over this seven-furlong trip on fast ground at Leopardstown Aug. 6, John Oxley’s 3-1 shot was always travelling easily in a share of fourth and when sent on by Shane Crosse brushed aside that rival to gain the lead with a furlong remaining. Hitting the line strong, she had 2 1/2 lengths to spare over the 7-4 favourite, with the same margin back to Mother Earth (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}) who fared best of the Ballydoyle runners. “She’s a very good filly,” Joseph commented. “We were a bit worried about the ground today, but she obviously handled it. Being by Lawman, we thought that gave her a chance. We felt that she’d definitely get closer to Donnacha’s filly after her run in Leopardstown, as we thought the Curragh would be more suitable for us.”

Introduced over a mile at Bellewstown July 2, Pretty Gorgeous lived up to her title with a Rising Star-earning five-length defeat of the useful Talacre (Flintshire {GB}) and may have been racing against the bias when failing to claw back Shale in the Silver Flash. “We were looking for an easy spot for her debut first time at Bellewstown and she qualified for that race, but as it turned out it actually was quite a good race,” her trainer added. “The [G1] Moyglare [Stud S.] looks the logical next step. She has proven that she’s versatile ground-wise. I thought Shane gave her a lovely cool ride today, it was a lovely confident ride. She’s a big strong lady. She cost a good few quid as a yearling, but she was an outstanding physical specimen at the sales. The sky is the limit for her.”

Pretty Gorgeous is the second black-type winner for Lady Gorgeous (GB) (Compton Place {GB}) after the Listed Prix Nureyev scorer Alwaab (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}). She is kin to the G3 Prix Fille de l’Air third Kartica (GB) (Rainbow Quest), who is in turn the dam of the G1 Coronation S., G1 Prix Rothschild and G2 Duke of Cambridge S. heroine Qemah (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), while the listed-winning second dam Cayman Sunset (Ire) (Night Shift) was also placed in the GII Canadian H. and GIII All Along Breeders’ Cup S. hails from the family of the GII Lexington S. and GIII Everglades H. winner Royal Roberto (Roberto). Lady Gorgeous’s yearling colt by Shalaa (Ire) was purchased by Peter and Ross Doyle Bloodstock for 90,000gns at last year’s Tattersalls December Foal Sale.

Saturday, Curragh, Ireland
A.R.M. HOLDING DEBUTANTE S.-G2, €80,000, Curragh, 8-22, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:28.53, sf.
1–PRETTY GORGEOUS (FR), 128, f, 2, by Lawman (Fr)
1st Dam: Lady Gorgeous (GB) (SP-Eng), by Compton Place (GB)
2nd Dam: Cayman Sunset (Ire), by Night Shift
3rd Dam: Robinia, by Roberto
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. (€55,000 Wlg ’18 ARQDE; 525,000gns Ylg ’19 TATOCT). O-John C Oxley; B-EARL Ecurie Haras du Cadran, Enrico Ciampi, SAS I.E.I. & Ecurie La Boetie (FR); T-Joseph O’Brien; J-Shane Crosse. €48,000. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $84,490. *1/2 to Alwaab (Fr) (Toronado {Ire}), SW-Fr. Werk Nick Rating: A+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Shale (Ire), 128, f, 2, Galileo (Ire)–Homecoming Queen (Ire), by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Donnacha O’Brien. €16,000.
3–Mother Earth (Ire), 128, f, 2, Zoffany (Ire)–Many Colours (GB), by Green Desert. (€150,000 Ylg ’19 GOFOR). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Grenane House Stud (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. €8,000.
Margins: 2HF, 2HF, 3/4. Odds: 3.00, 1.75, 5.00.
Also Ran: Meala (Ire), Snowfall (Jpn), Miramis (Ire), Palifico (GB), Finest (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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Gutaifan’s Fev Rover Earns Calvados Verdict

Richard Fahey trainee Fev Rover (Ire) (Gutaifan) was rewarded for runner-up finishes at Doncaster and Newmarket with a first black-type success upped to seven furlongs for Sandown’s July 21 Listed Star S. and duly delivered as a short-odds selection for a second in Saturday’s G2 Shadwell Prix du Calvados at Deauville. The April-foaled dark bay raced prominently, just behind the pacesetting Plainchant (Fr) (Gregorian {Ire}), for most of the straight seven-furlong trip. Rowed along to close on that rival passing the quarter-mile marker, the 6-5 favourite came under sterner urging entering the final furlong and found an extra gear in the closing stages to prevail in game fashion. At the line, she held a neck buffer, with one length back to last month’s Listed Prix Roland de Chambure victress King’s Harlequin (Ire) (Camelot {GB}) in third.

“The trainer asked me not to come too soon because there was a possibility she could idle and stop in front,” explained winning rider Christophe Soumillon. “It’s not that I timed my move well, but more that the filly in front kind of stopped. In fact my filly was hanging in and out throughout the whole race and didn’t use herself properly. If she had I think that she would have won more comfortably than she did.”

Fev Rover becomes the first pattern-race winner for her sire and is the best of three winners from as many runners out of Laurelita (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), herself a winning daughter of Chervil (GB) (Dansili {GB}), who in turn is three-parts sister to GI Yellow Ribbon S. heroine Light Jig (GB) (Danehill). Light Jig produced three black-type winners headed by GI Hollywood Derby hero Seek Again (Speightstown) and G3 Jebel Ali Mile victor Treble Jig (Gone West). Decendants of Fev Rover’s third dam, G2 Prix d’Astarte winner and GI Yellow Ribbon S. second  Nashmeel (Blushing Groom {Fr}), include Listed Criterium de l’Ouest victor and G3 Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord runner-up Battle Dore (Sanglamore) and Listed Prix de Saint-Patrick scorer Lynton (Lyphard). Laurelita has a yearling colt by El Kabeir and a weanling colt by Starspangledbanner (Aus) to come.

Saturday, Deauville, France

SHADWELL PRIX DU CALVADOS-G2, €90,000, Deauville, 8-22, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:27.53, vsf.
1–FEV ROVER (IRE), 123, f, 2, by Gutaifan (Ire)
1st Dam: Laurelita (Ire), by High Chaparral (Ire)
2nd Dam: Chervil (GB), by Dansili (GB)
3rd Dam: Nashmeel, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
1ST GROUP WIN. (£20,000 Ylg ’19 GOFFPR). O-Nick Bradley Racing 43 & Partner; B-Manister House Stud (IRE); T-Richard Fahey; J-Christophe Soumillon. €51,300. Lifetime Record: SW-Eng, 4-2-2-0, €78,472. Werk Nick Rating: B. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Plainchant (Fr), 123, f, 2, Gregorian (Ire)–Nadinska (GB), by Doyen (Ire). (€3,000 RNA Wlg ’18 ARQDEC; €4,000 Ylg ’19 AROCT). O-Alain Jathiere, Sauro-Andrea Fiordelli & Maurizio Guarnieri; B-EARL Elevage des Loges (FR); T-Maurizio Guarnieri. €19,800.
3–King’s Harlequin (Ire), 123, f, 2, Camelot (GB)–Swift Action (Ire), by Invincible Spirit (Ire). (€30,000 Ylg ’19 GOFORB). O-Sam Sangster, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing LLC, Mme Margaret Perle O’Rourke & Solomon Kumin; B-E J Loder (IRE); T-Nicolas Clement. €9,450.
Margins: NK, 1, NK. Odds: 1.20, 19.00, 9.40.
Also Ran: No Speak Alexander (Ire), Louliana (Ire), Magna Mater (Ire), Stardevote (Ire), Cassiopea (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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