TrueNicks : Pedigree Elements, Sire Lines

Galopin...New Research, and a possible answer to an old question....

Byron Rogers — Tue, 21 May 2019 12:11:00 GMT

The summer of 2017 saw the publication of a scientific paper titled "Y Chromosome Uncovers the Recent Oriental Origin of Modern Stallions" with the outcomes found in this paper covered by Eric Mitchell in the Blood Horse that year. The paper at the time, while generally a broad discussion about the origins of the equine breed, did raise some questions about our understanding of sire lines in the Thoroughbred...(read more)

Departing Adds to Confidence on War Front/Pulpit Cross

Alan Porter — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:20:00 GMT

While there is no doubt that nicks tend to run in sire lines, we've also often found it profitable to consider the dam of a stallion when attempting to predict potential crosses....(read more)

Galileo/Danehill Revisited

Alan Porter — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:45:00 GMT

The Galileo/Danehill cross continues to perform at a high level, getting a 16% stakes winners to starters rate that is unchanged compared to 2011....(read more)

Is Silverbulletday Skipping a Generation?

Alan Porter — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:30:00 GMT

Hall of Fame filly's daughters are turning into sterling producers....(read more)

Pedigree Time Machine: Mr. P

Ian Tapp — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The influential sire, broodmare sire, and sire of sires....(read more)

Ice Box Avenges His Sire

Alan Porter 1 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:36:00 GMT

Ice Box won last Saturday's Florida Derby (gr. I), a race that eluded his sire Pulpit in 1997....(read more)

Quality in Abundance

Alan Porter 1 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:55:00 GMT

Elusive Quality's son Quality Road confirmed his brilliance in the Donn Handicap (gr. I) last weekend....(read more)

Spanning The Globe

Alan Porter 1 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:17:00 GMT

New TrueNicks Stallion Affinity Report proves useful for the new Turkish stallion Sabirli....(read more)

Halo Effect

Alan Porter 1 — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:57:00 GMT

Halo appears to be working well with both Prince John and Blushing Groom....(read more)

What's the Difference?

Alan Porter 1 — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:30:00 GMT

A TrueNicks user asks why there are sometimes differences between the ratings shown on the new TrueNicks Stallion Affinity Report and individual nicks....(read more)

Perfect Nicking: When a Sire and Broodmare Sire Go Perfect

Byron Rogers — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT

Some sires find a perfect match in particular broodmare sires and have all their foals as stakes winners on the cross....(read more)

Not Your Father's Cross

Alan Porter 1 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:10:00 GMT

Unlike their sires, sons of Kingmambo and Gone West are working well with Deputy Minister line mares....(read more)

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

Alan Porter 1 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:16:00 GMT

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

No Doubt

Alan Porter 1 — 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)

The Aga Khan Stars Also Shine

Alan Porter 1 — 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?

Alan Porter 1 — 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 or Leroidesanimaux. 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 winners with him as well. Is it because the...(read more)