The thoroughbred industry may well owe more than a few quiet words of thanks to its royal patrons of years past. Perhaps as a result of its esteemed history, "The Sport of Kings" has managed (so far at least) to protect itself from all number of so-termed 'evils' that other racing breeds increasingly take for granted - artificial insemination probably the best known example, but there are others such as remote controlled robotic jockeys (admittedly used for camel not horse racing!), as well as the latest in a long line of things to make our racing forefathers turn in their graves - cloned horses.

TheHorse.com reports today that the foal in question (called PARIS TEXAS) is doing just fine and has just turned 6 weeks old. You can view a photo of him if you click here.

Personally I'm not pro-cloning - but in the interests of it being Friday I will leave the morals debate for another day!