New Posts For Thread: Selecting winning yearlingshttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlingsThis is something I have threatened to do many times and is loosely based on Sageform's winning stallion stats, Steve Taplin's 2yo annual and, most recently, truehoncho's attempt to predict the future stallions from Tatts Book 1 (my aim is more modesinvincible spirit fillies going through the roof with coolemore buying up at any pricehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524922569#524922569invincible spirit fillies going through the roof with coolemore buying up at any priceTue, 09 Oct 2012 10:56:24 -0500DMCK regarding CC so far 3 gone through ring book 1 120k 190k and a filly 90khttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524921645#524921645DMCK regarding CC so far 3 gone through ring book 1 120k 190k and a filly 90kTue, 09 Oct 2012 10:27:26 -0500given its sales season it might be interesting for those with an interest to note how well Invincible Spirit and Cape Cross are doing, both standing in 2012 for reasonable fees given they are proven and both have sons at stud who could make it or equhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524919179#524919179given its sales season it might be interesting for those with an interest to note how well Invincible Spirit and Cape Cross are doing, both standing in 2012 for reasonable fees given they are proven and both have sons at stud who could make it or equTue, 09 Oct 2012 09:00:56 -0500POTM - two words,New Approach.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524918433#524918433POTM - two words,New Approach.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:35:38 -0500I'm surprised you read my post atall R.A., I'm not sure I'd botherGood luck with your research, my most significant point would be to ignore the unproven sire as his best sales horses may still be useless along with his cheapies.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524916183#524916183I'm surprised you read my post atall R.A., I'm not sure I'd botherGood luck with your research, my most significant point would be to ignore the unproven sire as his best sales horses may still be useless along with his cheapies.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 07:11:51 -0500potm: on re-reading your post (properly!) I see that I have merely repeated most of the points you made so apologies.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524913509#524913509potm: on re-reading your post (properly!) I see that I have merely repeated most of the points you made so apologies.Tue, 09 Oct 2012 04:54:35 -0500thanks for the contributions.I didn't ignore conformation dominion but its something I neither have an expertise in nor do I attend many sales. I make the assumption that certain horses that make decent money (and you try to ignore some of potm's pithttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524913463#524913463thanks for the contributions.I didn't ignore conformation dominion but its something I neither have an expertise in nor do I attend many sales. I make the assumption that certain horses that make decent money (and you try to ignore some of potm's pitTue, 09 Oct 2012 04:51:15 -0500In fairness to Royal Academy, he did state that he was coming at this from a betting angle and therefore he is never going to be watching the yearlings wander round a sales ring. Conformation is not going to be a factor that is available to him surelhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524901171#524901171In fairness to Royal Academy, he did state that he was coming at this from a betting angle and therefore he is never going to be watching the yearlings wander round a sales ring. Conformation is not going to be a factor that is available to him surelMon, 08 Oct 2012 16:28:56 -0500Couldn't agree more - isn't that why the Hannon Team are so good - individual first, pedigree second?https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524900589#524900589Couldn't agree more - isn't that why the Hannon Team are so good - individual first, pedigree second?Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:10:41 -0500You have made one serious omission - conformation.Both physical and mental.The pedigree is only part of the story (probably less than stud managers would have us believe).https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/29412399/selecting-winning-yearlings?post_id=524850749#524850749You have made one serious omission - conformation.Both physical and mental.The pedigree is only part of the story (probably less than stud managers would have us believe).Sun, 07 Oct 2012 08:24:08 -0500