Dr. Cesare Galli and others at the lab experimented with 841 reconstructed embryos, only that of Prometea succeeded. Texas A&M University was also undertaking a horse cloning project when the Italian team first succeeded.
Horse cloning like Prometea could eliminate the problem of champion racing geldings. Jockey Club of North American thoroughbred horses has proclaimed, however, that it will allow no cloned horse in their races.
The name Prometea is the feminine form of Prometeo ("Prometheus" in Italian).
The horse is the seventh species to be cloned (See Cloning for a list and names).