TrueNicks : Pedigree Elements

Some Gold For The Colts

aporter — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:32:00 GMT

Group I winner Passion For Gold is one of two new stakes-winning colts by Medaglia d'Oro....(read more)

Q&A - Why Does It Mean When a TrueNicks Rating is a 'No Rating'?

aporter — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT

A TrueNicks user asks for clarification of the 'no rating'....(read more)

No Doubt

aporter — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:37:00 GMT

It might seem hard to believe, but only a handful of years ago, Sadler's Wells' legacy as far as the extension of his male-line appeared to be in severe doubt....(read more)

Still Lucky, In Kentucky

aporter — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:43:00 GMT

Malibu Moon and Northern Afleet, who both started in regional markets, were represented by grade I juvenile winners last weekend from crops sired since moving to Kentucky....(read more)

Juveniles Rule

aporter — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:39:00 GMT

Roman Ruler, sire of the Champagne S. (gr. I) winner over the weekend, is now the leading first crop sire in North America....(read more)

Good Vision

aporter — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:53:00 GMT

Wintergreen Stallions' Pollard's Vision is among the many surprises on this year's first crop sire standings...(read more)

The Aga Khan Stars Also Shine

aporter — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Horses bred or owned the Aga Khan swept seven French group events, five of them group I last weekend and they came all across the distance scale, with all manner of pedigree patterns....(read more)

Q&A - What are the Differences Between TrueNicks & Other Nicking Systems? What's More Important, a 'Good' Dosage Profile or a Good Nick Rating?

aporter — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:26:00 GMT

Dawn asks : I am somewhat new to this and really need some help. have a mare named Buy You A Bear (Bayou Hebert x Sheckyrilla - Shecky Greene) that I am contemplating breeding to Borrego ( TrueNicks , SRO ) or Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) ( TrueNicks , SRO ) . These are my questions: 1) Based on TrueNicks, she nicks better with 'Leroi' than Borrego, but her Dosage is better with Borrego and she has more stakes...(read more)

A Juvenile Weekend

aporter — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:47:00 GMT

First crop sires Kitten's Joy and Roman Ruler were among the stallions with juvenile stakes winners last weekend....(read more)

Oh Canada

aporter — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:21:00 GMT

There was plenty of stakes action in Canada this past weekend. Alan Porter comments on the pedigrees of three of the biggest Woodbine winners....(read more)

Another Weekend, Another Runaway Filly

aporter — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 GMT

Icon Project, Sara Louise, Capt. Candyman Can & Summer Bird all won graded races at Saratoga last weekend. All four are by noteworthy sires and have noteworthy pedigree patterns....(read more)

Combining Like Breds

brogers — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:53:00 GMT

Combining similarly bred ancestors like Woodman, Miswaki, Mining and Seeking the Gold may prove beneficial....(read more)

Ten Myths: You've Read the Report, Now Watch the Webinar!

sgillies — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:30:00 GMT

A few weeks back, we presented a fun paper called Top 10 Myths About Nicks in Thoroughbred Breeding. Today at 2 p.m., Alan Porter and Byron Rogers will host a half-hour video on the topic....(read more)

Tied Together -- Birdstone, Medaglia d'Oro, and Musket Man

aporter — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:38:00 GMT

Several recent posts inspire us to take a quick look at some similarities -- perhaps coincidental -- between the pedigrees of Birdstone, Medaglia d'Oro, and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) third Musket Man. ...(read more)

Derby's All Mine

aporter — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:36:00 GMT

Although Mine That Bird's pedigree is not especially fashionable, it's actually full of classic influences....(read more)