Stud books are used to record the pedigrees of purebred horses and have long played a ... the studs would often be transported long distances to service mares, a practice that helped spread ...

The family trees of many horses racing today can be traced in the British stud book, first published in 1791, which charts the genealogy of Thoroughbred horses. Stud records in the United States ...

Widden Stud owner Antony Thompson said it was ... Its father, Snitzel, is one of Australia's top stallions, with a service fee of almost $250,000 and dozens a group race winning progeny.