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Understanding the Power of the X Factor [Paperback]

Marianna Haun (Author)
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December 15, 2001
Marianna Haun wrote about research on large hearts and racehorse performance in her previous book, The X Factor. After three years of continued research and more than 1,000 horse scientifically measured by equine cardiologist Dr. Fred Fregin, Haun reports the newest findings in heart score and pedigree research. She shows readers the photos, pedigrees and actual ECG records of such Thoroughbred racehorses as Northern Dancer, Cigar, Mr. Prospector and more. Standardbred and Quarter Horse racehorses are also featured.

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From Chapter 1: After measuring more than 1,000 horses with an ECG, Dr. Fregin has found the X Factor to be 100 percent consistent, a rarity in scientific research. We have been able to track the large heart from sire to daughter to granddaughter and grandson to great-granddaughter and great-grandson. The heart scores on certain lines have been so consistent that we have been able to determine which X chromosome was expressed and to identify the four abovementioned "super hearts" found in today's pedigrees.

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  • Paperback: 252 pages
  • Publisher: Russell Meerdink Company (December 15, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0929346688
  • ISBN-13: 978-0929346687
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,431,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Still scratching my head, June 21, 2003
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After spending more than a week of trying to validate the information in Marianna Haun's latest book, I've come away less impressed by the whole X-factor theory than I was after reading the first book.

I think that there are some serious problems with Marianna's research, yet at the same time, she's onto something with merit. There is something to the whole idea of sex-linked performance traits, but I don't think that it's as important as Marianna makes it out to be, nor do I think that her research has been checked thoroughly enough to be very useful to thoroughbred breeders.

I found myself removing 5-10 double copy mares from her list just trying to get some of the pieces of the puzzle to fit together and always ending up with loose ends that couldn't be tied together. The end result is that it's probably not really possible to determine accurately from her theory if a specific horse is carrying the x-factor or will have it. Instead, the best one can probably do is to make sure that horses like War Admiral and Blue Larkspur appear in X-chromosome passing positions and hope for the best.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The X Factor, January 9, 2008
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A fact-filled little volume, although it's poorly written. A very detailed explanation of the "X" factor phenomenon.

Good pics and lots of ped charts.
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Throughout the centuries, champion racehorses have been described as having "great heart." Read the first page
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large heart scores, high heart score, broodmare sire, speed sire, super hearts, very large heart, extraordinary heart, small round ears, second dam, heart weight, stakes winners, racing performance, double copy, heart size, heart lines, great heart, larger heart, large hearts
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
War Admiral, Moscow Ballet, Dash For Cash, Native Dancer, Quarter Horse, Northern Dancer, The Last Red, First Down Dash, Money Earned Totals, Race Record Starts, Seattle Slew, Blue Larkspur, Peter The Great, Mumtaz Begum, Sir Gaylord, Bold Ruler, Desert Secret, Three Bars, Black Polly, Bull Dog, Bull Lea, Holy Bull, Kentucky Derby, Spotted Bull, Phar Lap
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