New Posts For Thread: When buying bloodstock....which factors are most important.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-importantLooking for advice here please so all thoughts welcome. Most important factors please?Looks, conformation and walk?Record of the mare?Depth of pedigree?Stallion record?Anything else?Thoughts please?Just as an example, would you buy a horse who's damThat should have been out of a daughter of a Champion European middle distance filly.....https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=560394745#560394745That should have been out of a daughter of a Champion European middle distance filly.....Mon, 18 Jan 2021 05:43:08 -0600Just as an update to this-the example I used in my original post was by a NH sire out of a daughter of a European champion middle distance family, bred by a very very well known breeder.I didn't buy him in the end. He ran 3 times and was very very shttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=560394733#560394733Just as an update to this-the example I used in my original post was by a NH sire out of a daughter of a European champion middle distance family, bred by a very very well known breeder.I didn't buy him in the end. He ran 3 times and was very very sMon, 18 Jan 2021 05:37:22 -0600testhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=560390089#560390089testSun, 17 Jan 2021 09:38:10 -0600Wow Kincsem that was brilliant, anyone thinking of buying at the sales should read it before buying .https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=560292489#560292489Wow Kincsem that was brilliant, anyone thinking of buying at the sales should read it before buying .Wed, 23 Dec 2020 05:29:04 -0600Interesting that Mark Johnston never buys a horse unless its dam was rated above 90. Maybe hes onto something there.I think it's a case of the dam having a rating over 90 or having progeny rated over 90.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=560287357#560287357Interesting that Mark Johnston never buys a horse unless its dam was rated above 90. Maybe hes onto something there.I think it's a case of the dam having a rating over 90 or having progeny rated over 90.Mon, 21 Dec 2020 13:11:26 -0600Winning families would be top of my list. Most of the owners of the very best mares breed to race but some like Meon Valley sell the colts.https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=558404815#558404815Winning families would be top of my list. Most of the owners of the very best mares breed to race but some like Meon Valley sell the colts.Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:47:19 -0600Perhaps an important factor is who actually owns the horse that is being sold!https://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=557963161#557963161Perhaps an important factor is who actually owns the horse that is being sold!Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:50:10 -0500Mark Johnston must have been reading my posts. The higher the dam rating the higher the foal rating (on average).But that is for a very large data sample.You can not say that it applies to one dam and her foal(s).See my post # 59 here https://www.boahttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=557885715#557885715Mark Johnston must have been reading my posts. The higher the dam rating the higher the foal rating (on average).But that is for a very large data sample.You can not say that it applies to one dam and her foal(s).See my post # 59 here https://www.boaMon, 02 Sep 2019 06:07:21 -0500Just done a bit of analysis and the dam of my top choice has bred 6 foals, 5 winners. Two of the 6 were rated 100 plus, and the average rating of all progeny Is 86. Interestingly enough, the most expensive yearling was by a v fashionable stallion outhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=557883033#557883033Just done a bit of analysis and the dam of my top choice has bred 6 foals, 5 winners. Two of the 6 were rated 100 plus, and the average rating of all progeny Is 86. Interestingly enough, the most expensive yearling was by a v fashionable stallion outSun, 01 Sep 2019 15:55:49 -0500Kincsem thanks for your very detailed reply. I'm aiming to buy into a yearling as I have already done. Lots of animals to choose from and I'd like to spend my limited funds wisely. I am aware that Galileo gets lots of duds. Of course you only hear abhttps://community.betfair.com/bloodstock__breeding/go/thread/view/94018/31576213/when-buying-bloodstockwhich-factors-are-most-important?post_id=557882609#557882609Kincsem thanks for your very detailed reply. I'm aiming to buy into a yearling as I have already done. Lots of animals to choose from and I'd like to spend my limited funds wisely. I am aware that Galileo gets lots of duds. Of course you only hear abSun, 01 Sep 2019 14:55:33 -0500