Reader question : I recently ran a cross for my mare Enthrall (by Lyphard out of Swift Gal) with a stallion that entered New York for 2008 named Utopia (Jpn). He is by Forty Niner. I came up with a TrueNicks...
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Question from Ryan : My question is why do I get a B rating nick but when you look at the cross and it has produced G1 stakes winners? Then the opposite happens when I get a A++ nick but there may not...
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Reader's question: My mare Pebbles Delight has an A++ wih Corinthian. She has been accepted to his book for 2009. However, since she doesn't have a lot of black type up front, I probably won't make any...
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Question from Randy : Why would I pay for something that really should be available for free from sponsoring farms? Scot's reply : Thank you for your question. Within the Broodmare Analysis Report, hypothetical...
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Question from "DZ" : When using Exchange Rate nicking with Buckpasser mare line the nick comes up with a C rating, yet it shows top performers with the cross throwing 5 separate grade I winners. Why not...
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Question from Tony: I realize that TrueNicks is primarily a tool for breeders but does your group envision developing any tools for handicappers as way to measure the potential of lightly raced horses...
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Question : Hi Alan. My named is Trevor. I have a mare in foal to a Mujadil son named is Toby's Dream. His dam is Islandagore (Indian Ridge - Dancing Sunset, by Red Sunset). My broodmare is Nostalgia she...
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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...
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Feedback from TrueNicks users and other readers of this blog comes in various formats -- some by email, some by comments to our article posts. Most are printable, a few are not. An email just arrived from...
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Question: I have a stallion named Basketball Court (by Doneraile Court out of Stage Bulletin, by Rare Performer), a stakes winner with a record of 6 wins, 3 places, and 2 shows from 20 starts. How could...
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