Pedigree Query

Rokeby, I think its pretty obvious - their enhanced presence means their enhanced spending power into your industry. In UK they have 400 horses in training, more jobs for the industry and of great benefit to the breeding industry. Furthermore they plough money into staff training , sponsored races a...

Here in the UK we have mainly turf racing but we also have 3 polytrack circuits and I fibresand All weather surface,. Our experience is that the form is definitely not consistent between turf and polytrack with some horse doing better on one and some on the other but very very few run to the same le...

I think you are being pretty harsh on the Maktoums. They have been wonderful supporters of European racing injecting passion , cash and jobs into an industry which was in decline. They also keep horses in training , as a rule, much longer than magnier, Tabor and the coolmore mob ( george washington,...

Given that Mellanie Surprise has won 3 out of 4 races you would do well in Uk to purchase the half sister for 4 x the advertised stud fee of 5000 euros. Strictly on Pedigree I , for what little it is worth, consider she has a far better pedigree than Mellanie Surprise with Royal Dragon appearing a m...

Hi, Goldmine has 19 winners of 40 group races having the His Majesty X Graustark or reverse cross. With His majesty on the stallion side there have been 3 G1 winners out of 12 group winners of 24 races. With Graustark in the sire line there have been 3 G1 winners out of 7 group winners of 16 group r...

Pierre, As I predicted in my previous post the judge had no jurisdiction in this case of a " private club" except to see that a proper process had been observed. The HRA had a high court judge as their panel Chairman and he went to great length ( 20 pages) in the panel's deliberations to show a prop...

Trish, Luciferous certainly has a distinguished dam line. Her Grandam was a very good racehorse (TF107) and the dam of 3 SW's whilst her 6th dam won the 1000gns etc! Most of the decent offspring from the line have been 7 to 8F horses although the grandam bred 2 stayers to Slip Anchor and Saddler's W...

Todays Racing Post is reporting that Fallon is likely to be banned from riding in the breeders Cup under strict repricocity rules between Illinois and The UK. The situation does not seem entirely clear cut with regards to the USA as a whole according to the Kentucky administration. 3 lawyers on anot...

Hi FOS, Absolutely - Kiaran Fallon will be riding everywhere except Britain ( maybe even in USA at the Breeders cup) since the UK HRA has not asked for him to be banned elsewhere on the grounds that they are only concerned with the integrity of British racing and it is up to every other country to m...

Pierre, You ask how much of your estimated ?80000 training costs you might get back this year? I know you know the answer but our USA friends might be surprised to know that the average for all UK owners is 21% or around ?17000. They might also be surprised to know that the UK is well at the bottom ...

Pierre , You touch on a couple of points which strike chords with me. If people unconnected with the horse are arranging for it to be stopped then we must carefully evaluate the role and growth of betting exchanges. It used to be that bookmakers might have an interest in a horse losing - but nowaday...

Pierre, Sorry to delay in getting back to you. I have been at the July sales failing to buy that wonder broodmare for a give away price! I am very pleased that the HRA are making payments to the 2 suspended jockeys. It certainly takes the financial unfairness - which I was concerned about - out of t...

Pierre, You are correct that it "is not a right of a jockey to be given a licence to ride. Indeed they must be a fit and proper person" Since they have been fit and proper persons for years it appears that the issue is being prejudged if they are not fit and proper now ie they are being assumed guil...

The alleged race fixing and the decision to take 3 jockeys UK licences away has split the racing industry here for 3 reasons. 1. A previous police investigation into alleged doping of horses was handled so crassly by the police who showed their complete ignorance of racing such that the defendants d...

I must apologise if my post was read to be condemnatory of foal feeders. I guess I was more expressing surprise at the need for them. The difference is probably UK practice as opposed to Stateside due to our temperate climate. I checked with quite a few other breeders of my scale ( 6- 10 mares) and ...