Heritability

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...

Age, and Frequency, Shall Weary Them

We have always said (to anyone that would listen!) that there is no one silver bullet to predicting racehorse performance. In distance...

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...

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...