In 1992, in the second of his Young British Artists shows, Charles Saatchi devoted a whole gallery of his vast Boundary Road space to Wallinger's series of 1:1 scale portraits of thoroughbred racehorses, a work that alluded to breeding and genealogy as well as the wealth that flows through and from the business of racing. (contemporaryartsociety.org)
High priced shares are like thoroughbred racehorses or over-engineered sedans: they may be beautiful performers under ideal conditions but they are very sensitive to circumstances — especially when they are running flat out» Andy Redleaf (mastersinvest.com)
Genes are everything for thoroughbred racehorses. (newscientist.com)