Byron Rogers
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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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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Byron Rogers
- Mar 26, 2015
- 4 min
How Predictive is the TDN 'Rising Star'?
From time to time the industry publication the Thoroughbred Daily News will make a young horse a 'TDN Rising Star', indicating that...
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Byron Rogers
- Mar 23, 2015
- 2 min
Prediction at 2YO in training sales
I stumbled over some stats that the Thoroughbred Daily News had done a while back where they had asked four companies that offer...
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Byron Rogers
- Mar 9, 2015
- 3 min
The Cobalt Threshold
Racing in Australia is under a bit of a microscope with what can only be described as a plethora of cobalt 'positives' coming to light in...
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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
- Nov 29, 2014
- 19 min
Interview on Champion Picks on Matchem Racing
Down in Australia we have created a partnership and are selecting, purchasing and syndicating yearlings under the name of Matchem Racing....
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Byron Rogers
- Oct 11, 2014
- 3 min
The Lasix debate: the Scientists muddy the waters
The debate over the use of race-day medication, in particular the use of Lasix in North America has been heating up over the past year or...
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Byron Rogers
- May 4, 2014
- 4 min
Is winning the Kentucky Derby relevant to the breeding industry?
We have just witnessed the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. No doubt by now that there will be stud farms around America now...
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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
- Aug 19, 2013
- 9 min
The science of soundness in Thoroughbreds
For as long as I can remember – and admittedly it is not as long as some – there has been a continual question over the soundness of the...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 13, 2013
- 5 min
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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Byron Rogers
- Jun 10, 2013
- 1 min
Rhodiola Another EPO booster?
We have previously posted about an "all natural" EPO supplement that is making its way around the industry at the moment. It has been...
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Byron Rogers
- Jun 6, 2013
- 2 min
Are racehorses born unsound?
A new study out of Hong Kong completed in conjunction with the Animal Health Trust in England and the University of Glasgow seems to...
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Byron Rogers
- Apr 8, 2013
- 2 min
Australian Racing Board investigates Hypoxic Training
The Australian Racing Board has seen fit to release a statement regarding hypoxic training in Thoroughbreds. Training in hypoxia is...
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Byron Rogers
- Mar 18, 2013
- 2 min
A Population Study on Thoroughbreds
In recent months Brandon Velie, a PhD student at Sydney University has published three very interesting population studies on horses in...
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Byron Rogers
- Oct 30, 2012
- 3 min
ITBF/EFTBA Press Release on DNA profiling
Below is the Press release that the ITBF/EFTBA issued following the meeting on DNA profiling for performance in thoroughbreds, in Paris,...
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Byron Rogers
- Oct 11, 2012
- 12 min
Interesting Papers from ISAG
There were a couple of really interesting abstracts from the ISAG (International Society of Animal Genetics) meeting in Cairns Australia...
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Byron Rogers
- Jul 24, 2012
- 6 min
New MtDNA study reveals closer genetic and pedigree links
A decade ago Emmeline Hill, Dr Patrick Cunningham and others from the Trinity College in Dublin published a seminal paper on...
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Byron Rogers
- Jul 17, 2012
- 10 min
Clenbuterol and drug regulation in American racing
The drug Clenbuterol is a β2 agonist with some structural and pharmacological similarities to epinephrine (adrenaline). Therapeutically,...
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