words by DANNY POWER
BELLELUIA: KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THINGS BEFORE HER TRIAL AT CRANBOURNE ON MONDAY.
photography by SEAN GARNSWORTHY
The Thoroughbred Magazine Club's filly, Belleluia, who trialled impressively at Cranbourne on Monday, has a distinct white-eye - or glass-eye - that is clearly shown in the associated picture.
There is an "old wives' tale" that suggests that horses with white in their eye have a wild, unruly and untrustworthy nature, and to this day many trainers steer clear of buying them at the sales.
The fact is there is no evidence that a white-, glass- or wall-eye has anything to do with temperament - many very good horses carry the syndrome.
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