Repeating a Pattern

re: Repeating a Pattern

Paulos — Tue, 05 May 2009 00:25:47 GMT

Unfortunately, here in Australia, we do not take these sort of advantages, as we got to pains to avoid RF'ing wherever possible. We import sires who are RF'd but dont breed that way at all, even when we could easily do Somethingroyal, Lalun, Special & Thong, instead we (?) prefer to line breed to stallions, mostly Northern Dancer & Danzig. We do a lot of Danzig over Danzig, usually 3*3, or 4*3. How smart are we?? We also put ALL of our good mares to the same few sires and dont give new stallions a chance, ie STREET CRY as just 1 example.

re: Repeating a Pattern

Alan Porter — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:27:22 GMT

Horsenanny: I'd agree that inbreeding and line-breeding have to be carefully used. I've seen a lot of people go down the "inbreeding is good" route, where neither inbreeding nor outcrossing for their own sake are a magic bullet.

Alfonso: Interesting that you mention Danehill: Ready's Image (by More Than Ready) is going to shuttle to Australia. More Than Ready has done well with Danehill, and Ready's Image carries Wavering Monarch (grandsire of Monarchos), so the theory is going to be put to the test.

re: Repeating a Pattern

Alfonso — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:15:35 GMT

Here in Europe we have had a quite nice stallion (now dead) called Mozart that will suit perfectly well to him: www.pedigreequery.com/mozart3

Of course also all the wonderfull daughters of the great Danehill. There in the US, the Dynaformers will also be quite interesting.

Regards from Spain

re: Repeating a Pattern

horsenanny — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:35:13 GMT

The practices of repeated pattern and line breeding do have the ability to produce positive results by amplifying good genetic traits. One has to be careful not to amplify undesirable traits instead, by careful examination of the individual. This is a very good article but it can be dangerous in the hands of an greenhorn.

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b.breech@hotmail.com — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:02:31 GMT

Oh! Now I see. Porter on Pedigrees Papa Clem.

Thanks

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outsider — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:10:04 GMT

Mr Porter

Nice post regarding Monarchos related runners.

Could you do more pieces on this years Kentucky Derby contenders? ie What bloodlines are dominating this years Derby besides Unbridleds Song? I noticed two BIRDstone progeny as possible Derby starters.

As in above post you see relationships in bloodlines that I would miss.

re: Repeating a Pattern

da3hoss — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:27:14 GMT

If breeders are just starting to understand how to breed to Monarchos, shame on them...but good for this nice stallion.