Mule Clones Head for the Races

University of Idaho mule clones Idaho Gem and Idaho Star are headed for the races.

But first the pair must complete nearly a year of training before they actually reach a racetrack in 2006. That’s when the two clones will begin to prove

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University of Idaho mule clones Idaho Gem and Idaho Star are headed for the races.


But first the pair must complete nearly a year of training before they actually reach a racetrack in 2006. That’s when the two clones will begin to prove their fitness to race and to address the debate about whether genetics or environment makes for winners.


The university leased the clones to businessmen Don Jacklin of Post Falls, Idaho, and Roger Downey of Albuquerque, N.M., who serve as president and vice president respectively of the American Mule Racing Association.


“When Don came and loaded them up, the students who have worked with them and I stopped for a minute and thought about the adventures we’ve had along the way,” said Dr. Dirk Vanderwall, University of Idaho (UI) assistant professor of equine reproduction and a veterinarian

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