Estimated Breeding Values

Byron Rogers

Grading the Elite Thoroughbred

For those of you who read this blog, you would be aware that I am not a great fan of the current graded stakes system as a framework for...

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On Breeding Values in Thoroughbreds - a letter to the TDN

The following letter appeared in the Thoroughbred Daily News in response to a column by noted industry observer Bill Oppenheim. It...

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Genomic Estimated Breeding Values

In our opinion there are two papers on what is wrong with thoroughbred breeding in terms of breed improvement that are really "must...

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Heritability Estimates in Japanese Thoroughbreds

The thoroughbred racehorse has been repeatedly bred to produce horses of the highest quality. While we believe that every year there is...