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Alan Porter's recent post on the Galileo/Danehill nick inspired some lively discussion in the comments section. One of our most outspoken and analytical community members, known by the handle sceptre , posed a very good set of questions that we thought we'd address here in a new blog. 1. Consider two stallions, one has but 90+ named foals of which 16% are SWs...
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Question : Alan, what do you think about Sons of AP Indy to daughters of Gone West? Alan Porter's response : To date the A.P. Indy ( TrueNicks , SRO ) /Gone West nick -- and the more general Seattle Slew/Gone West nick -- has not been a very successful one. There is only one stakes winner on an A.P. Indy/Gone West from around 24 starters -- Bertsgoldenmissile...
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Q: I was looking for nicks with a mare by Abaginone. Your reports show an A++ for a Seeking the Gold/Halo crossing but all the stakes winners listed are by one sire, Mutakddim, out of Southern Halo mares bred in Argentina. Is this a statistical quirk or a valid basis for generalizing about a Seeking the Gold/Halo nick? A: Thank you for the question. The calculation...
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