Moscona (horse)
Moscona was an undefeated Chilean Thoroughbred racehorse. Background Moscona was bred by Haras Mocito Guapo and sired by Mocito Guapo, a graded stakes winner in Argentina. Moscona was the second foal from Chispita, an unraced mare by Chairman Walker. Chispita's first foal was Bethia, by Brokers Tip, foaled in 1984, who won the 1987 Mil Guineas María Luisa Solari Falabella. Racing history Moscona ran only in the year 1989 as both a two and three-year-old, winning all nine of the races she ran in, including six Group One races. She was considered equally talented on both dirt and turf. Moscona debuted on March 15, 1989, as a two-year-old in a 1200-meter race at Hipódromo Chile, winning the race. The next month, she won the ungraded stakes race Clásico Provita and the Group Three Clásico Juan Cavieres Mella. From that point on, Moscona ran exclusively in Group One races. In June, Moscona won the Group One Tanteo de Potrancas, a 1500-meter race on the dirt and first race of ...
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Mare
A mare is an adult female horse or other equine. In most cases, a mare is a female horse over the age of three, and a filly is a female horse three and younger. In Thoroughbred horse racing, a mare is defined as a female horse more than four years old. The word can also be used for other female equine animals, particularly mules and zebras, but a female donkey is usually called a "jenny". A broodmare is a mare used for breeding. A horse's female parent is known as its dam. Reproductive cycle Mares carry their young (called foals) for approximately 11 months from conception to birth. (Average range 320–370 days.)Ensminger, M. E. ''Horses and Horsemanship: Animal Agriculture Series.'' Sixth Edition. Interstate Publishers, 1990. p. 156 Usually just one young is born; twins are rare. When a domesticated mare foals, she nurses the foal for at least four to six months before it is weaned, though mares in the wild may allow a foal to nurse for up to a year. The estrous cycle ...
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