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    Inbreeding in Thoroughbreds....a tension between two coefficients
    Byron Rogers
    • Jul 30
    • 5 min

    Inbreeding in Thoroughbreds....a tension between two coefficients

    I woke up this morning to a tweet from Henry Field's Newgate Farm in Australia, outlining the success of Extremely Lucky in the Lightning...
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    Aine Ryan joins Performance Genetics as European Representative.
    Byron Rogers
    • Jul 12
    • 1 min

    Aine Ryan joins Performance Genetics as European Representative.

    Performance Genetics is delighted to announce the addition of Aine Ryan as the European Representative for the company. Aine is a...
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    THE COMMERCE OF GENETICS
    Byron Rogers
    • May 22, 2020
    • 9 min

    THE COMMERCE OF GENETICS

    There’s an underlying and unavoidable truth to the Thoroughbred Industry. We have tied a considerable amount of economic output, or...
    1,420 views2 comments
    Comedians, Death and racehorse selection
    Byron Rogers
    • Mar 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    Comedians, Death and racehorse selection

    Predicting racehorse outcomes revolves around specialization of the data in order for data science to do its work.
    453 views0 comments
    Video Recognition and Cardiovascular parameters in prediction of Thoroughbred Racehorses
    Byron Rogers
    • Feb 3, 2020
    • 7 min

    Video Recognition and Cardiovascular parameters in prediction of Thoroughbred Racehorses

    Using Google's AutoML Video recognition to learn what the cardio of an elite thoroughbred racehorse is
    398 views0 comments
    Stallions, the Sexy Son and Selection
    Byron Rogers
    • Feb 3, 2020
    • 8 min

    Stallions, the Sexy Son and Selection

    How we value stallions generally comes down to not only how quickly they sire stakes winners, but also how quickly they sire a superior son
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    The Science of Pedigree Analysis
    Byron Rogers
    • Feb 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    The Science of Pedigree Analysis

    I had the opportunity to write a short article on the science behind pedigree analysis for the Australian publication BlueBloods. If you...
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    Mitochondrial DNA haplotypes and mating outcomes
    Byron Rogers
    • Sep 3, 2018
    • 6 min

    Mitochondrial DNA haplotypes and mating outcomes

    A few years ago I did a lot of work on mitochondrial DNA. This is the DNA that is inherited matrilineally - that is - the female passes...
    1,986 views0 comments
    How to rate stallions - Elite above Expectation
    Byron Rogers
    • Jun 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    How to rate stallions - Elite above Expectation

    For some time, probably as long as I have been in this industry I have thought that the metrics that the industry uses to measure...
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    Markerless biomechanics in yearling racehorse selection - stage 1.
    Byron Rogers
    • May 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    Markerless biomechanics in yearling racehorse selection - stage 1.

    In addition to creating a deep learning neural network to understand what a 'good cardio' looks like I stumbled across a neat bit of work...
    678 views0 comments
    A.I. and Racehorses: Can you teach a computer to understand what a 'good cardio' looks like
    Byron Rogers
    • May 15, 2018
    • 11 min

    A.I. and Racehorses: Can you teach a computer to understand what a 'good cardio' looks like

    Creating a convoluted neural network that when combined with biomechanical features and DNA markers results in a state of the art prediction
    1,035 views0 comments
    How inbreeding affects racing performance in Thoroughbreds
    Byron Rogers
    • Apr 24, 2018
    • 4 min

    How inbreeding affects racing performance in Thoroughbreds

    How does inbreeding affect racing performance in Thoroughbred racehorses. A study of 135,000 horses is completed to find out
    2,089 views0 comments
    A Kentucky Oaks winner! Congrats to client Clearsky Farm.
    Byron Rogers
    • May 6, 2017
    • 2 min

    A Kentucky Oaks winner! Congrats to client Clearsky Farm.

    The Kentucky Oaks (Gr.I) has been run and won by the Clearsky Farm bred filly Abel Tasman. A daughter of the high class stallion Quality...
    578 views0 comments
    A New Paper on the PPARGC1a Gene
    Byron Rogers
    • May 4, 2017
    • 2 min

    A New Paper on the PPARGC1a Gene

    Along with Daniel Polasik and his colleagues from the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Poland, I was a co-author on a paper on...
    770 views0 comments
    Announcing BreezeUpIQ.com
    Byron Rogers
    • Mar 7, 2017
    • 3 min

    Announcing BreezeUpIQ.com

    Today I am pleased to announce the launch of BreezeUpIQ.com This project is the culmination of years of work, gathering data at major two...
    429 views0 comments
    Byron Rogers
    • Mar 5, 2017
    • 2 min

    Assortative Matings and Sire Production Class

    I've been working on some new data models for the yearling sales season. The goal being that if the average sale has 3% Elite racehorses...
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    Three Group Winners in a week for Performance Genetics Clients!
    Byron Rogers
    • Feb 11, 2017
    • 3 min

    Three Group Winners in a week for Performance Genetics Clients!

    It has been a week in racing that were sure to remember for some time with three highly rated yearling purchases all winning group races...
    512 views0 comments
    MtDNA and Stud Book Errors - an interesting find.
    Byron Rogers
    • Dec 21, 2016
    • 4 min

    MtDNA and Stud Book Errors - an interesting find.

    The mitochondrial haplotype of thoroughbred racehorses often disagree with stud book records. Thoroughbred performance may depend on the mit
    1,209 views1 comment
    An Analysis of Leading Hong Kong Trainer John Size's training methods
    Byron Rogers
    • Nov 15, 2016
    • 8 min

    An Analysis of Leading Hong Kong Trainer John Size's training methods

    An Analysis of the training methods of John Size, a leading racehorse trainer in Hong Kong.
    5,162 views0 comments
    The Sales Orphan
    Byron Rogers
    • Sep 6, 2016
    • 3 min

    The Sales Orphan

    Craig Bernick, the President of Glen Hill Farm, a racing & breeding business based in Ocala, Florida penned a timely tweet on the eve of...
    220 views0 comments
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