New sires

[aussiebreno]

Come across this article a few weeks ago.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/...eds-racing-dna

[Messenger]

A good read Brendan although I must say that it wandered away from the topic a few times.
I found Dublin's Dr Hill more interesting/specific than Brown's Dr Harrison.
Overall it seems most relevant to those who only want to breed a sprinter or stayer - because if you're happy with either, it will not take your trainer too long to work out which they are

As they say, a single animal in the 5th generation only contributes 3% of a horse's DNA and despite all my research for BL, I wonder whether Frank Mitchell's claim has been be disproven nowadays:

"Genes are passed on randomly from all parts of the pedigree"

Having a foot in this corner leads me to like strong families

Overall I tend to believe in Joe Estes' statement that

"the racing class of the parents is the only dependable index I have ever found to indicate the probable racing class of the offspring. That index is, of course, reliable only to a limited degree. But it is far more reliable than any other"

No doubt Katie, one wants the recent family to be performing and for that reason Betting Line's arm of U1 is very strong

(Estes day was long ago and Mitchell's book is now more than 10yo - but I am an old timer myself now LOL. And a huge amateur)