Cheers mate.
If a whiff of any sort of ego does come through inadvertently, it is only because I'm so passionate about the information handed down to me and that I've learnt, works and stands the test of time.
My grandfather didn't have the internet, he picked it all up himself.
He was self taught and made his own mistakes.
However, a few racing people and friends have passed away in the last few years, and some very knowledgable one's took everything they knew with them.
I feel that's a sad waste.
The time to share is now, it's too late later.
I'm not giving anyone anything that will make them a millionaire, just helping understand some things the basic punter usually overlooks.
I've only touched on the topics lightly, and felt I might be boring people, so the feedback you guys give, inspires me to share more and go a bit more indepth.
A leading bloodstock agent in England once said to me:
A bad walker is a bad buy regardless of breeding.
A good walker is a potential buy.
A good walker with breeding is a definite buy.
However, he also said some good walkers don't have speed.
They are so good, they are slow, they lope along.
The only thing I disagreed with this professional about was Sire dominance.
He said look for progeny who look like their Sire.
That means the Sire is stamping his mark on his offspring.
This guy is a leading bloodstock agent, not just any old bloke and pays some of the biggest money in the UK for horses, so he was somewhat surprised I'd not agree with him.
Until I explained about my findings of Sires passing on looks versus, speed, stamina, soundness, and the degree of influence from the grand sires and dams. And the mixing of sprinters and stayers does not make a good middle distance horse, it dillutes the gene.
It was only when I gave him clear examples, that he had an enlightened look on his face.
If we take for example Rory's Jester:
Here's his successful son Racer's Edge:
He inherited the build and conformation and speed.
He did not inherit the colour, nor the blaze.
Here is Happy Giggle, Rory's other son:
Racer's Edge career prizemoney: $938,390
Happy Giggle career prizemoney: $274,250
On looks, one would immediately say Happy Giggle is the image of his father, which he is.
But Racer's Edge is the image of his father in a different way, conformation and speed.
Racer's Edge has passed on his genes and those of his father to his progeny.
Happy Giggle has struggled.
And here's the kicker, Happy Giggle servivce fee is $4,400.
Racer's Edge service fee is $3,300.
I really struggle to understand this, but that right there is another bargain.