well bred fillies

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Originally Posted by sumitas

the entire pedigree needs to be evaluated in a mating, well beyond just the dam and sire, imo.

You are certainly right about that, but I do think horses that win HOY are generally EXPECTED to produce fairly decent offspring. Of course it does not always work out that way. I just think it is sort of funny that a horse with 2 HOY parents would run 16 times without breaking his maiden.
I don't know if I COMPLETELY agree with your statement that, "racing ability does not translate to breeding success." It does not ALWAYS translate, but it certainly can.
Anyway, I am not in the business, and I am certainly not an expert but I LOVE pedigree analysis/discussion. I just wish there was less inbreeding.