New Posts For Thread: Foal Rank of Sirehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sireThere was an article in this months edition of the International Thoroughbred magazine that touched on Foal Ranks of Sires and their impact on racecourse performance. I found the article really interesting and may be worth checking out. The followingyer maKincsem you're awfully angry about this - its a study with some information take or leave the conclusions. Similarly the use of pre-war examples of old mares producing classic horses hasnt much relevance either. Neither is the suggestion thathttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536256653#536256653yer maKincsem you're awfully angry about this - its a study with some information take or leave the conclusions. Similarly the use of pre-war examples of old mares producing classic horses hasnt much relevance either. Neither is the suggestion thatFri, 01 Nov 2013 17:14:36 -0500I would suggest the month of birth does have some merit.The Aga Khan aims for his foals to be born March - 2nd week of April.Born to early cold weather can have a negative effect on development to late then to weak for the sport of flat racing.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536213857#536213857I would suggest the month of birth does have some merit.The Aga Khan aims for his foals to be born March - 2nd week of April.Born to early cold weather can have a negative effect on development to late then to weak for the sport of flat racing.Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:58:52 -0500Kincsem you're awfully angry about this - its a study with some information take or leave the conclusions. Similarly the use of pre-war examples of old mares producing classic horses hasnt much relevance either. Neither is the suggestion that 'elithttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536212103#536212103Kincsem you're awfully angry about this - its a study with some information take or leave the conclusions. Similarly the use of pre-war examples of old mares producing classic horses hasnt much relevance either. Neither is the suggestion that 'elitWed, 30 Oct 2013 07:07:51 -0500On reflection, it is to my advantage if people believe this "research".https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536206239#536206239On reflection, it is to my advantage if people believe this "research".Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:13:20 -0500truehonchoOn the same site they also posted this:Other Factors of Selection◾Sex – Several studies haves shown that the sex of the horse plays a major role in racing performance (Mota et al., 1998, 2005; Svobodova et al., 2005; Ekiz et al., 2005).https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536206197#536206197truehonchoOn the same site they also posted this:Other Factors of Selection◾Sex – Several studies haves shown that the sex of the horse plays a major role in racing performance (Mota et al., 1998, 2005; Svobodova et al., 2005; Ekiz et al., 2005).Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:10:19 -0500On the same site they also posted this:Other Factors of Selection◾Sex – Several studies haves shown that the sex of the horse plays a major role in racing performance (Mota et al., 1998, 2005; Svobodova et al., 2005; Ekiz et al., 2005). Stallionshttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536204897#536204897On the same site they also posted this:Other Factors of Selection◾Sex – Several studies haves shown that the sex of the horse plays a major role in racing performance (Mota et al., 1998, 2005; Svobodova et al., 2005; Ekiz et al., 2005). StallionsTue, 29 Oct 2013 16:57:20 -0500The report was not solely on Sadlers Wells. It was the aggregation of 30 top Sires, of which Sadlers Wells was one. They found that... We looked at this phenomenon in 30 great stallions and the result is that on average 85% of their Gr1 and Gr2 winnehttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536204313#536204313The report was not solely on Sadlers Wells. It was the aggregation of 30 top Sires, of which Sadlers Wells was one. They found that... We looked at this phenomenon in 30 great stallions and the result is that on average 85% of their Gr1 and Gr2 winneTue, 29 Oct 2013 16:27:40 -0500I have no idea if these foals were before 1350 foals or after 1350 foals but they did ok for old sires.Name______________[Dob] [Age Diff]_by_Sire (Sdob) _____out of_Dam (Ddob)Lermontov_________[1997] [ 23 ]___by_Alleged (1974) ___out of_Prospect Dalhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536203791#536203791I have no idea if these foals were before 1350 foals or after 1350 foals but they did ok for old sires.Name______________[Dob] [Age Diff]_by_Sire (Sdob) _____out of_Dam (Ddob)Lermontov_________[1997] [ 23 ]___by_Alleged (1974) ___out of_Prospect DalTue, 29 Oct 2013 16:03:12 -0500Coolmore is in the stallion business.They have, as far as I know, hundreds of high class broodmares at Coolmore, some owned by Coolmore, some owned by others but boarded-in.Perhaps the boarded-in broodmares were owned by people who had an interest inhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536203195#536203195Coolmore is in the stallion business.They have, as far as I know, hundreds of high class broodmares at Coolmore, some owned by Coolmore, some owned by others but boarded-in.Perhaps the boarded-in broodmares were owned by people who had an interest inTue, 29 Oct 2013 15:29:48 -0500Apologies, reading back I came across as quite blunt. Best of luck to you.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/30120405/foal-rank-of-sire?post_id=536200545#536200545Apologies, reading back I came across as quite blunt. Best of luck to you.Tue, 29 Oct 2013 13:14:19 -0500