Oh boy! I can't wait for the comments about this.
Here's my humble view......
Seems that too much emphasis is placed on "dosage". Pedigree does have a little consideration. I've bred some of mine to restore the Alydar, Round Table, Native Dancer and Northern Dancer genes. Did I mention Deputy Minister and Swaps?
Take that for what it's worth, put it in your pipe, smoke it, and I hope it gets you high.
The point I'm trying to make is that despite the very best genes that Dr Romans can quantify, it all comes down to how the horse's potential, yes,
POTENTIAL, is trained up to the race that the trainer deems suitable.
Put that all together with how the track is playing on any given day (which is a very big consideration, imo), and it's still a "crap shoot". Also factor "medications", legal and otherwise.
Watch the trainer and the training up. Some cycles make sense, some not.
OK...glad I got that off my chest.
Now I'll be quiet.
thanks for tolerating my little rant.
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