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Quite Contrary Exceptions
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:42 PM

Before being made available to the public, TrueNicks was tested on a group of more than 100,000 horses. That study firmly established a correlation between a high nick rating and success at stakes level: in fact, while only 13% of the population earned a variant rating high enough to qualify for a rating of A or better, 37% of stakes winners achieved that rating... Read More...

by aporter | 7 comment(s)

Filed under: Hypothetical Matings, Pedigrees and Breeding, Validity, Other Breeding Theories

Reader Q&A: Cost vs. Quality
Saturday, August 02, 2008 12:16 PM

Question : My question is whether there a much greater risk factor when considering between two stallions that differ in the fact that one has many proven mares and was a very good performer himself, while the other is a young stallion that is well-bred but has never raced because of an injury, and doesn't yet have a large number of offspring? The two stallions... Read More...

by sgillies | with no comments

Filed under: Hypothetical Matings, Pedigrees and Breeding, Validity, Readers' Questions