DNA altered 'super horses' born in a lab could change thoroughbred racing

A bioengineering lab in Argentina could revolutionize the sport of kings

Now that's a 2025 headline if I've ever heard one. Or how about genetically engineered superhorses could soon rule the Kentucky Derby

Things to think about after a lab in Argentina announced it has successfully modified the animal's DNA to produce those superhorses

The company has confirmed five new foals with the DNA traits of the most successful racing horses were born in December

And as they grow up, they're becoming the talk of the horse racing community

Justify is still there. Justify from Gronkowski. He's just perfect. And now he's just immortal

Justify is the 13th Triple Crown winner. A star like Justify, the most recent triple crown winner worth millions of dollars after his win, may not stand a chance in the not-too-distant future

Kieron Biotech goal is to transform the world of high animals which are used in sports like racing and polo Not to get too technical but according to the UK Daily Star the company used the CRISPR gene editing technique

which altered the DNA responsible for regulating muscle growth. This could potentially change how the muscles in the folds develop

and engineer the quality of the muscle. This technique could also be used to alter characteristics of crops

livestock and yes humans to adapt to certain life-altering conditions like climate change

but not everyone is running to the track to place their bets the UK vice president of people for the

ethical treatment of animals asked rhetorically were the people who came up with this grotesque

idea hit on the head with a polo mallet or are they driven purely by the greed in their quest

to create super-exploited, super-unnatural, super-horses. The breakthrough could certainly alter the billion-dollar horse racing industry

which has been beset by doping allegations and the untimely deaths of several thoroughbreds in recent years

How quickly things change, however, is another thing up for debate. For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis