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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...
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    Byron Rogers
    • Jun 23, 2014
    • 3 min

    Australia, Al Naamah and the challenge of buying a full sibling to a Classic Winner

    Lord Derby and his brother the Hon. Peter Stanley of New England Stud are in a position that just about any owner/breeder in the world...
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    On Nasal Strips (and tongue ties) in racehorses....
    Byron Rogers
    • May 19, 2014
    • 5 min

    On Nasal Strips (and tongue ties) in racehorses....

    Yesterday afternoon, California Chrome trainer Art Sherman contacted the NYRA Stewards requesting permission to use nasal strips on the...
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    The relationship of Service Fee to Yearling Sale Averages
    Byron Rogers
    • May 15, 2014
    • 3 min

    The relationship of Service Fee to Yearling Sale Averages

    In my earlier post on using Machine Learning for Yearling Selection I mentioned that we looked at both the service fee that the stallion...
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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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    Is winning the Kentucky Derby relevant to the breeding industry?
    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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    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...
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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...
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    Byron Rogers
    • Mar 7, 2014
    • 3 min

    Science catching up to soundness in Thoroughbreds

    Most of the time I get fairly bored by newly released scientific papers. Many are just re-hashes of old work with a different angle while...
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    What a good Thoroughbred Cardio looks like
    Byron Rogers
    • Feb 17, 2014
    • 4 min

    What a good Thoroughbred Cardio looks like

    Following my post last week on lessons learned on genetic testing of thoroughbreds, it was suggested by a well known equine exercise...
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    3 Lessons Learned about Genetic Testing of Thoroughbreds
    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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    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,...
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    Thoroughbred Selection by The Numbers
    Byron Rogers
    • Nov 15, 2013
    • 3 min

    Thoroughbred Selection by The Numbers

    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...
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    Genetics and Pedigree Analysis - just names on a page
    Byron Rogers
    • Nov 7, 2013
    • 6 min

    Genetics and Pedigree Analysis - just names on a page

    Without in any way belittling or demeaning those that struggle daily with substance abuse issues, I feel that I have to start this post...
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    A New Year's Day for the Breeders' Cup
    Byron Rogers
    • Nov 3, 2013
    • 2 min

    A New Year's Day for the Breeders' Cup

    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...
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    The International Thoroughbred
    Byron Rogers
    • Oct 10, 2013
    • 1 min

    The International Thoroughbred

    We were asked to pen a column for the International Thoroughbred magazine on some of our thoughts on using statistics and genetics in...
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    Byron Rogers
    • Oct 8, 2013
    • 5 min

    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...
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    The Sires of Sires Myth
    Byron Rogers
    • Aug 21, 2013
    • 5 min

    The Sires of Sires Myth

    Over on TrueNicks, I created a bit of a stir last week with the suggestion that the term "Sire of Sires", doesn't truly exist. You can...
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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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    X-Rays at yearling sales - a continuing challenge for Veterinarians
    Byron Rogers
    • Aug 15, 2013
    • 2 min

    X-Rays at yearling sales - a continuing challenge for Veterinarians

    A couple of recent scientific papers have shown the challenges of veterinarians in making calls on x-rays at yearling sales as it relates...
    111 views0 comments
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