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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- 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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- Nov 15, 2013
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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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- 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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- Nov 3, 2013
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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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- Oct 10, 2013
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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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- Oct 8, 2013
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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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- Aug 21, 2013
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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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- 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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- Aug 15, 2013
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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...
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- Aug 13, 2013
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Yearlings and High Speed Treadmills
A new study on treadmill use in conditioning has been released. You can read the full study by clicking here but it is an interesting one...
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- 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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- Jun 10, 2013
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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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- Jun 6, 2013
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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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- May 20, 2013
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A new study on EIPH and Salix
Abstracts have just been released for the upcoming Equine Science Society Symposium to be held in New Mexico at the end of May. Among the...
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- May 7, 2013
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Hydrogen water and β-adrenergic receptors
There have been a couple of interesting scientific papers released in recent days, one on horses and the use of hydrogen-rich water and...
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- May 5, 2013
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All Natural EPO.....is that possible?
First of all....a little lesson for some background. It is well established in exercise physiology that an increase in EPO production may...
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- May 2, 2013
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Hypoxic sprint training
A few weeks back I posted about how the Australian Racing Board had seen fit to investigate the use of hypoxic training in thoroughbreds....
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- Apr 27, 2013
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Near Infrared Spectroscopy and athletic performance in Racehorses
Over the past 25 years the use of near infrared spectroscopy in exercise and sports science has increased exponentially. The majority of...
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- Apr 23, 2013
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The ACE gene and athletic performance
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) plays a major role in blood pressure regulation and fluid and electrolyte homeostasis in both...
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