Q: I was looking for nicks with a mare by Abaginone. Your reports show an A++ for a Seeking the Gold/Halo crossing but all the stakes winners listed are by one sire, Mutakddim, out of Southern Halo mares bred in Argentina. Is this a statistical quirk or a valid basis for generalizing [...]

Alan responds to a few readers’ questions… Q: Are there any downfalls to nicking? A: Nick ratings are a measurement of one area of pedigree affinity, that of the sire (or sire line) for mares by the broodmare sire (or broodmare sire line). There is a very high correlation between a high TrueNicks...

You asked, Alan answers! (Part (V) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called “What Is TrueNicks,” in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users’ questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks...

You asked, Alan answers! (Part (IV) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called “What Is TrueNicks,” in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users’ questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks...

You asked, Byron answers! (Part (III) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called “What Is TrueNicks,” in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users’ questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks...

You asked, Alan answers! (Part (II) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called “What Is TrueNicks,” in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users’ questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks...

You asked, Alan answers! (Part I) The Blood-Horse recently hosted an online seminar called “What Is TrueNicks,” in which Alan and Byron presented an overview of the TrueNicks system and answered users’ questions. The response from the Webinar audience was overwhelming, and the TrueNicks...