Horses Birthday 2017
In New Zealand and Australia, every horse has its birthday on the first day of August each year.
Tuesday 1st August 2017
All thoroughbreds have the same birthday so that their ages can be standardized for comparison because of the historical lack of records of actual birth days.
All thoroughbred horses celebrate their birth day on the same date, January 1 in the Northern hemisphere and August 1 in the Southern hemisphere.
The choice of Aug 1st has to do with the breeding season. Breeders generally try to breed in Sept/October so that the horse will be born as close to 1 August as possible. This ensures the horse will be as mature as possible when it begins racing.
After the first time a horse is alive on August 1st it is considered a yearling. The next August 1st is its 2nd birthday and it is considered 2 years old, even though it could conceivably be one year one day old.
Tuesday 1st August 2017
All thoroughbreds have the same birthday so that their ages can be standardized for comparison because of the historical lack of records of actual birth days.
All thoroughbred horses celebrate their birth day on the same date, January 1 in the Northern hemisphere and August 1 in the Southern hemisphere.
The choice of Aug 1st has to do with the breeding season. Breeders generally try to breed in Sept/October so that the horse will be born as close to 1 August as possible. This ensures the horse will be as mature as possible when it begins racing.
After the first time a horse is alive on August 1st it is considered a yearling. The next August 1st is its 2nd birthday and it is considered 2 years old, even though it could conceivably be one year one day old.