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The Black Stallion
In its movie adaptation, the main cast horse was a black Arabian stallion named Cass Olé. Image copyright to MGM Studios
Date: 07/10/2009
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Cass Olé
Cass Olé was dyed in order to cover up his white markings. He had 4 white socks and a star.
Date: 09/27/2009
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Cass Olé
These markings might now be seen as minimal expression of a pattern like sabino or splash. Photography by Tony Leonard.
Date: 09/27/2009
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Cass Olé
Since Cass Olé was known to sire red horses, his genetic color code would have been Ee-aa-gg. He was a heterozygous black horse. Photo credit to Johnny Johnston
Date: 08/28/2010
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Cass Olé Showing
Cass Olé was sired by a grey stallion and out of a bay mare. This combination may not sound likely to produce black, but genetically, it is possible.
Date: 08/28/2010
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Al-Marah Cassanova
His sire was heterozygous for the dominant grey allele. He had a 50% of passing it on each time he sired offspring. Cass Ole did not inherit it.
Date: 08/25/2010
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La Bahia
His dam would have been heterozygous bay. Cass Ole did not inherit her dominant agouti (A) allele.
Date: 08/25/2010
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La Bahia
Both his sire (before he greyed out) and his dam had white markings that were nearly identical to the ones on Cass Ole.
Date: 08/27/2010
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El Mokhtar
El Mokhtar was also a black Arabian stallion. He starred in "The Black Stallion Returns" with Cass Olé. Photograph by Jerry Sparagowski.
Date: 09/27/2009
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El Mokhtar Headshot
El Mokhtar had some small white markings, which could theoretically be minimal expressions of splash or sabino.
Date: 08/11/2010
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El Mokhtar on Cover
El Mokhtar was sired by a red stallion and out of a black mare, making his genetic color code Eeaa. Like Cass Olé, he was a heterozygous black horse.
Date: 08/27/2010
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SC Billy Rubin
This stallion played the role of "Sagr" in The Black Stallion Returns. He was a flaxen chestnut with sabino/splash type markings.
Date: 09/27/2009
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