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Comedians, Death and racehorse selection

Byron Rogers

Mar 6
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.

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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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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 stallio...

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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

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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...

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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 ...

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A machine learning algorithm has crushed the Kentucky Derby

Byron Rogers

May 7, 2016
3 min

A machine learning algorithm has crushed the Kentucky Derby

For three years in a row, a machine learning algorithm that learned to predict off past results data provided by BrisNet, has crushed the...

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Using Machine Learning to "Short List" - Part Deux

Byron Rogers

Mar 23, 2016
6 min

Using Machine Learning to "Short List" - Part Deux

Its been a while between posts, but I have been busy working on our database, cleaning up some new data and also fine tuning the algorith...

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Class Performance Index relative to other ratings

Byron Rogers

May 28, 2015
4 min

Class Performance Index relative to other ratings

In my previous post I discussed how advantage at a yearling or two year old sale can be found by looking specifically at offspring out of...

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How 'good' does a mare need to be as a race mare to produce a good horse?

Byron Rogers

May 24, 2015
7 min

How 'good' does a mare need to be as a race mare to produce a good horse?

In our last post we looked at a recent scientific study that detailed out the importance of the maternal line, in particular the race per...

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Potential role of maternal lineage in the thoroughbred breeding strategy

Byron Rogers

May 7, 2015
4 min

Potential role of maternal lineage in the thoroughbred breeding strategy

For some time now we have been of the opinion that there has been over selection of the paternal side of the pedigree and under selectio...

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Is Girth Circumference related to Heart Size in Thoroughbred Racehorses?

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 hors...

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Are Triple Crown Winners getting slower?

Byron Rogers

May 11, 2014
3 min

Are Triple Crown Winners getting slower?

Earlier this week in the Thoroughbred Daily News I wrote a letter to the editor in response to Bill Oppenheim's column. Bill pointed out ...

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Using Machine Learning to "Short List" at Yearling Sales

Byron Rogers

Apr 28, 2014
12 min

Using Machine Learning to "Short List" at Yearling Sales

Watching the purchasing process that buyers undertake when they are at yearling sales is as much an observation of human prejudice and pa...

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Cumulative Prospect Theory - Overestimating Success and Underestimating Risk in Thoroughbred Selecti

Byron Rogers

Mar 18, 2014
2 min

Cumulative Prospect Theory - Overestimating Success and Underestimating Risk in Thoroughbred Selecti

In any market where there is buying and selling, there is overestimation and underestimation of risk and reward by humans. The Thoroughbr...

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What are the Odds - Odds Ratio's at Yearling Sales

Byron Rogers

Jan 2, 2014
3 min

What are the Odds - Odds Ratio's at Yearling Sales

We are in Australia at the moment for the yearling sales series which kicks off next week at the Magic Millions in Queensland. In fact, t...

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Byron Rogers

Jan 11, 2012
2 min

The Full Monty

The field of Equine Genetics is not only a long way behind other livestock fields, in terms of using genomic information to aid selection...

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