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Broodmare Analysis Report Unveiled
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:36 PM

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Reader Q&A: Can TrueNicks Be Used in Thoroughbred Handicapping?
Saturday, December 06, 2008 11:09 PM

Question from Tony: I realize that TrueNicks is primarily a tool for breeders but does your group envision developing any tools for handicappers as way to measure the potential of lightly raced horses? Byron's reply : Tony, thanks for the email. The short answer is "yes," the long answer is that it is going to take time to develop and certainly be rigorously... Read More...

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Reader Q&A: Can TrueNicks help the regional stallion?
Monday, September 08, 2008 9:20 AM

Question: I have a stallion named Basketball Court (by Doneraile Court out of Stage Bulletin, by Rare Performer), a stakes winner with a record of 6 wins, 3 places, and 2 shows from 20 starts. How could I best get him out to the breeding public? Could TrueNicks help a smaller stallion? Byron's answer: Thanks for your email. TrueNicks can certainly form part of... Read More...

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TrueNicks Joins MarketWatch and Owner-Breeder
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:07 PM

Alan Porter recently commented on the newly-announced merger of powerhouse Thoroughbred industry newsletters Owner-Breeder International and TBH MarketWatch . "Having been publisher of Owner-Breeder International for the last seven years, I'm delighted by the recent merger of the publication with MarketWatch . The move will both bring the work of OBI's current... Read More...

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Moving Houses... And More
Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:07 PM

In the upcoming months, TrueNicks has a number of innovations and new products to unveil. Some will be quite visible while the others more subtle. One of the changes in the latter category will be the migration of this site in a couple of days from the current standalone platform you see today onto the powerful Blood-Horse Community Server where the blog aspect... Read More...

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To Region or Not to Region
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:04 PM

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... Read More...

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Research is a Mare Owner's Best Investment
Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:03 PM

Amy from Lexington asks Alan: I work for a small farm in Lexington and have been helping to plan matings. I really enjoy pedigree research and learning all the theories behind different nicks / crosses inbreeding / outcrossing, etc. The main problem I have run into had been finding a way to figure out what lines broodmare sires cross with. I was hoping you could... Read More...

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A New Look for TrueNicks Reports
Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:02 PM

As part of the TrueNicks commitment to ongoing improvement of our product line, we are pleased to unveil a new look for the basic Hypothetical Mating and Named Foal reports (click on the report names to see samples). The new presentation is designed to be easier to read and interpret, and includes all the same features that users have found on the reports previously... Read More...

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As Easy as A, B, C ?
Monday, January 28, 2008 9:01 PM

Stallion managers and broodmare owners have offered some interesting insights since the release of TrueNicks. One stallion manager told me that he would come across clients who would reject matings that rated A on another nicking product because they wanted A++ . In an e-mail conversation regarding a prospective mating, a broodmare owner told me that a planned... Read More...

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Curiouser and Curiouser
Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:01 PM

"Curiouser and curiouser" cried Alan. The anomaly of widely differing nick ratings on an identical cross is a very strange one. When TrueNicks rates Unbridled's Song ( TrueNicks , SRO ) with a Miswaki mare, the result is a "D," based on the direct cross of Unbridled's Song with Mr. Prospector-line mares, as there is insufficient evidence (opportunity) to rate... Read More...

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"No Rating" Doesn't Equal "No Meaning"
Monday, January 14, 2008 2:01 PM

A reader wrote in to ask for clarification on the No Rating return after running a TrueNicks hypo-mating report for Niigon with a Richter Scale mare. Niigon is a son of Unbridled, by Fappiano, by Mr. Prospector. Richter Scale is a son of Habitony, by Habitat, by Sir Gaylord. Question : I just purchased a TrueNicks hypothetical mating and received a report with... Read More...

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Keeneland January Preview: Day Seven
Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:01 AM

Alan Porter has been asked to preview each day of the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale. His comments appear on BloodHorseNOW.com , including a special page in that publication’s daily PDF newsletter, which is distributed each day at the salegrounds. As part of Alan’s notes, he has provided a Top 10 list of the short yearlings offered each day, and another... Read More...

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Keeneland January Preview: Day Six
Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:01 AM

Alan's Day Six preview: Keeneland January: Day Six Read More...

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Keeneland January Preview: Day Five
Friday, January 11, 2008 1:01 PM

Alan's Day Five preview: Keeneland January: Day Five Read More...

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Keeneland January Preview: Day Four
Thursday, January 10, 2008 5:01 PM

Alan's Day Four preview: Keeneland January: Day Four Read More...

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