Fertility scare over Tamarisk; Coolmore newcomer fails to impregnate first 12 mares.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: March 11, 1999| Author: Smurthwaite, Tony | Copyright information

TAMARISK, the European champion sprinter of 1998, is experiencing fertility problems at the start of his first season as a stallion at Coolmore Stud in Ireland.

Two veterinary experts have been called in to examine the horse, who, it is understood, has failed to impregnate the first 12 mares he covered.

Insurers have been alerted to the difficulties, which are not uncommon in new sires but which, if they were to continue, could lead to an insurance claim on t...

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