April 2008 - Posts

Webinar Q&A: You asked, Alan answers! (Part V)

You asked, Alan answers! (Part (V) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called "What Is TrueNicks," in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users' questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks co-founders wanted to make sure every question was answered. Here is the first round of questions, with responses...

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Written by admin | Apr 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Webinar Q&A: You asked, Alan answers! (Part IV)

You asked, Alan answers! (Part (IV) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called "What Is TrueNicks," in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users' questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks co-founders wanted to make sure every question was answered. Here is the first round of questions, with responses...

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Written by admin | Apr 25, 2008 | 0 Comments

Webinar Q&A: You asked, Byron answers! (Part III)

You asked, Byron answers! (Part (III) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called "What Is TrueNicks," in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users' questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks co-founders wanted to make sure every question was answered. Here is the first round of questions, with responses...

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Written by admin | Apr 24, 2008 | 0 Comments

Webinar Q&A: You asked, Alan answers! (Part II)

You asked, Alan answers! (Part (II) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called "What Is TrueNicks," in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users' questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks co-founders wanted to make sure every question was answered. Here is the first round of questions, with responses...

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Written by admin | Apr 24, 2008 | 0 Comments

Webinar Q&A: You asked, Alan answers! (Part I)

You asked, Alan answers! (Part I) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called "What Is TrueNicks," in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users' questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks co-founders wanted to make sure every question was answered. Here is the first round of questions, with responses...

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Written by admin | Apr 24, 2008 | 0 Comments

The Blood-Horse Webinar: What Is TrueNicks?

A 35-minute online seminar will introduce you to the TrueNicks system. Tune in today, April 23 at 2:00 p.m. EDT , for the FREE session. After Alan Porter completes an overview of TrueNicks, he and Byron Rogers will answer readers' questions. If you have not pre-registered for the Webinar, please do so here: http://www.bloodhorse.com/webinars/truenicks1/register.asp Those who have already registered...

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Written by admin | Apr 23, 2008 | 0 Comments

You Heard It Here First!

This is a blog, and indeed TrueNicks is not supposed to be a handicapping service - but we are seriously going to have to reconsider this after the win of Sebring in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Aus-I) on the weekend! It was back on the 20th of January, some 13 weeks ago, that we first mentioned the then-non stakes-winning Sebring as a likely Golden Slipper candidate. Under a masterful ride by Glen Boss...

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Written by admin | Apr 20, 2008 | 0 Comments

When an 'F' is Not an 'F'

That remarkable California sire, Unusual Heat, was represented by another graded stakes winner when his daughter, Lightmyfirebaby, won the Las Cienegas Handicap (gr. III) last week, her first victory in a race at that level. Lightmyfirebaby is the fifth graded winner by Unusual Heat, following 2008 grade I winner Golden Doc A, Tucked Away, Unusual Suspect, and Lethal Heat. Given that Lightmyfirebaby...

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Written by admin | Apr 19, 2008 | 0 Comments

Pivotal Makes Point

That Pivotal (GB) is one of Europe's best stallions is not exactly news. However, Cheveley Park Stud's Nureyev grandson recently enjoyed a day that was special, even by his standards. At Kempton on Saturday, April 12, there were three black type events and offspring of Pivotal won all three, with a one-two in one race. First up was the Oddschecker.com Snowdrop Fillies Stakes, which resulted in a first...

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Written by admin | Apr 17, 2008 | 0 Comments

Un Homme Français au Japon

In an increasingly commercial world it is becoming more and more evident that particular sire lines - and more specifically, one stallion and his sons - can, at least from a commercial sense, quickly dominate the broodmare population of a given country. It then becomes a race for the next sire line - one that fits the dominant sire and his sons from a physical and genetic viewpoint - to emerge, as...

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Written by admin | Apr 17, 2008 | 0 Comments

TrueNicks Webinar Slated for April 23

Readers of this blog are encouraged to register for the free online introduction to TrueNicks to be conducted Wednesday, April 23 at 2 p.m. During the Webinar, Alan Porter and Byron Rogers will explain nicking theory, the proprietary TrueNicks calculation, and benefits for breeders and owners. Please pre-register for the session by providing your name and e-mail address here: http://www.bloodhorse...

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Written by admin | Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

To Region or Not to Region

We were recently forwarded an e-mail containing an advertisement from another pedigree consultancy that mentioned "... other pedigree information services that attempt to dazzle you with vast database resources without discriminating the information that matters from the information that doesn't ...." It also asserts that it chooses not to include the results of restricted stakes - even though that...

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Written by admin | Apr 16, 2008 | 0 Comments

Climbing the Ladder

One of the stallion success stories of 2008 is that of New York's Hook and Ladder (Dixieland Band - Taianna, by Cox's Ridge). Although a very fast horse - he ran a 110 Beyer speed figure as a 2-year-old and subsequently won the Mr. Prospector Handicap (gr. III) and the seven furlong Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Sprint Handicap (gr. II), after running an opening half in :43.89 - Hook and Ladder didn...

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Written by admin | Apr 15, 2008 | 0 Comments

Ace in the Hole

Former European champion 2-year-old and Darley -owned sire Xaar (GB) was a stallion that looked to have it all - a rudely talented racehorse that boasted a superb pedigree being by the brilliant Zafonic from the Best in Show family. Despite outstanding credentials and opportunity to match, Xaar failed to reproduce a horse close to his own ability in both Europe and Australia and has stood at different...

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Written by admin | Apr 09, 2008 | 0 Comments

Claim to Fame

While the classic trial round has nearly been completed in the U.S., in Europe it is only just under way. Sunday saw the first of the English and Irish classic trials, the Leopardstown Two Thousand Guineas and One Thousand Guineas trials (both Ire-III). Both events fell to horses sired by sons of Danehill, whose influence in Europe threatens to become almost as dominant as in Australia. The colt's...

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Written by admin | Apr 08, 2008 | 0 Comments

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