On the run out of the Northern Hemisphere yearling sales and into the Southern Hemisphere one, we've been doing a lot more data modeling using different tools to weigh statistical data (like foal rank; age of mare; generational interval, etc), biomechanical data (leg length, girth, body length, etc), cardiac data (Left Ventricular measurements) and genetic data (SNPs of exercise relevant genes) to build a single unified model and improve our thoroughbred sales selection proce

The Breeders' Cup races have been run and won for another year and we are really happy to say that we had the good fortune to have some involvement in New Year's Day, the young racehorse that now gives trainer Bob Baffert and his owners Gary and Mary West some 'Derby Fever' after impressively winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile (GI). My business partner Alan Porter at Pedigree Consultants has been advising the breeder of New Years Day, Clearsky Farm, on their matings with this

Let's Go Racing Stables, managed by Bryan Sullivan and Kevin Scatuorchio, have found themselves a 'live one' in the shape of the undefeated three year old Verrazano, who looked ultra impressive in drawing off to win by 16 1/2 lengths at Gulfstream Park in allowance company. A son of More Than Ready, a stallion raced by Kevin' father Jim to a fourth place finish in the Kentucky Derby, Verrazano has more of his broodmare sire about him being a larger horse that should genuinely