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Message: Can anyone shed any light on the former Glamour horse of Australian racing 'Mouawad'?. I had heard that he was infertile, then sold to China where he was 'revived'. However if the horse was infertile I could'nt see how he could all of a sudden become fertile. I know the chinese have some amazing remedies but reviving sterile nads is incredible!
Does anyone know any facts about how many horses he has supposedly sired? I have tried to find out just from sheer curiosity with no luck.
Message: Patsy Mouawad was not "sterile" he was considered "infertile" in the sense that he was not capable of siring enough foals to be commercially viable.My recollection was that he had a very low sperm count. The Chinese have managed a few foals out of him. He has not all of a sudden become perfectly normal Patsy Vin Cox a blood stock agent here- saw one of these few progeny race recently on a visit-it finished up the track-in China! Being Octagonal's brother-he would most assuredly have been a flop at Stud here even had he been fertile.
Message: Mouawad is almost, but not completely infertile - he gets about 12% of his mares pregnant. Which isn't fertile enough for commercial purposes.
According to the records from www.chinastudbook.com and www.mawww.com (Beijing Jockey Club), he's had 6 runners, from 12 horses of racing age, for 1 winner and 3 placegetters. His oldest living progeny are 4yos. Interestingly, the winner (Diva) is a 3/4 sister to Dignity Dancer!
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