Byron Rogers
Building Computer Vision Models for Racehorse Selection
This blog post is about using computer vision models to predict elite racehorses
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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
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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
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Byron Rogers
- Feb 3, 2015
- 7 min
Is EQB making a Virtue of a Vice?
Considering it is only 16 months since EQB, Inc. trumpeted that “(T)his year EQB adds DNA genetic profiling to its bag of tricks” we were...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 16, 2014
- 2 min
Is Girth Circumference related to Heart Size in Thoroughbred Racehorses?
With the September Yearling Sales coming around the corner, one of the more common beliefs often quoted by yearling buyers is that a...
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Byron Rogers
- Feb 17, 2014
- 4 min
What a good Thoroughbred Cardio looks like
Following my post last week on lessons learned on genetic testing of thoroughbreds, it was suggested by a well known equine exercise...
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Byron Rogers
- Feb 5, 2014
- 5 min
3 Lessons Learned about Genetic Testing of Thoroughbreds
Earlier this week I was asked to write down some thoughts about genetic testing in Thoroughbreds for the upcoming International...
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Byron Rogers
- May 5, 2013
- 4 min
All Natural EPO.....is that possible?
First of all....a little lesson for some background. It is well established in exercise physiology that an increase in EPO production may...
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Byron Rogers
- Apr 16, 2013
- 4 min
How much does EPO improve performance in Racehorses?
A new study on human distance runners and their response to EPO has shown that four weeks of every-other-day injections improves...
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Byron Rogers
- Jun 6, 2012
- 6 min
Cardio evaluation (almost) comes full circle
For some time now, cardiovascular evaluation of thoroughbreds using echocardiography has been one way to evaluate the performance...
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