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Updated Cross Notations for TrueNicks
Friday, August 13, 2010 12:00 PM

TrueNicks cross notations are now more descriptive, telling you specifically which generations are being considered in each rating. To make the nick rating statistically relevant, TrueNicks requires at least two stakes winners or 15 starters to rate a cross. If these criteria are not met by the direct Sire/Broodmare Sire cross, the TrueNicks algorithm incorporates... Read More...

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What's a No Rating?
Thursday, June 17, 2010 6:00 PM

We are often asked why we assign a No Rating designation to some crosses. Well, it's quite simply that sometimes the most honest answer to a question is “We don't know – there isn’t enough evidence to give a verdict." Click for Conveyance's pedigree, an example of a No Rating . In assessing a cross, the TrueNicks algorithm tries to calculate a rating on the basis... Read More...

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Reader Q&A - Derby Contender Nicks?
Friday, March 05, 2010 10:20 AM

Michelle asks: Where can I find the TrueNicks ratings for horses that are running in the prep races leading up to the Kentucky Derby? Byron's response: Thanks for taking the time to send us this email. Judging by your question we should probably make a better effort at getting the TrueNicks ratings integrated and displayed on The Blood-Horse web site (www.bloodhorse... Read More...

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Filed under: Products, Readers' Questions, Sires, TJCIS equineline.com

Reader Q&A - Can You Explain the Significance of the True Nicks Variant?
Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:27 AM

Fred asks: I just ordered two broodmare analysis reports and I was most pleased. While I understand the significance of BSI II (Broodmare Sire Improvement Index) I am unclear as to the significance of the True Nicks Variant. Could you please explain? Byron's response: Thanks for the email and we appreciate ordering the broodmare analysis report. I'm glad you... Read More...

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Filed under: Products, Broodmare Analysis Report, Pedigree Elements

Spanning The Globe
Thursday, January 14, 2010 9:17 AM

Of the numerous orders we have received for the new TrueNicks Stallion Analysis and companion Pedigree Consultants Stallion Compatibility Report, one of the most intriguing was for Sabirli , who retires to Karacabey Farm in Turkey for 2010. While Sabirli may not be a very familiar name, he is a son of 1991 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner, Strike the Gold, out of... Read More...

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Filed under: Sire Lines, Products, Sires, European Racing, Pedigree Elements

What's the Difference?
Sunday, January 10, 2010 12:30 PM

Russell asks : Why are the ratings found in the Stallion Affinity Report not the same as the ratings obtained by running an individual mating? As an example, Storm Cat over Yonaguska gets a TrueNicks rating of A+ according to the sample affinity report shown for Storm Cat. I ran my Yonaguska mare, Bella Cherokee, with Frost Giant using the TrueNicks link on the... Read More...

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Filed under: Sire Lines, Products, Hypothetical Matings, Pedigrees and Breeding, Mares, Readers' Questions, Sires, Pedigree Elements

TrueNicks Launches Stallion Affinity Report
Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:45 AM

TrueNicks has now added a Stallion Affinity Report to it’s growning stable of products. Utilizing the data-base of The Jockey Club Information Services, the comprehensive report returns ratings for the subject stallion when crossed with mares by any broodmare sire or sire who has been represented by 50 or more runners in either category in the previous year.... Read More...

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Broodmare Analysis Report Unveiled
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:36 PM

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Reader Q&A: Can TrueNicks Be Used in Thoroughbred Handicapping?
Saturday, December 06, 2008 11:09 PM

Question from Tony: I realize that TrueNicks is primarily a tool for breeders but does your group envision developing any tools for handicappers as way to measure the potential of lightly raced horses? Byron's reply : Tony, thanks for the email. The short answer is "yes," the long answer is that it is going to take time to develop and certainly be rigorously... Read More...

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Reader Q&A: Can TrueNicks help the regional stallion?
Monday, September 08, 2008 9:20 AM

Question: I have a stallion named Basketball Court (by Doneraile Court out of Stage Bulletin, by Rare Performer), a stakes winner with a record of 6 wins, 3 places, and 2 shows from 20 starts. How could I best get him out to the breeding public? Could TrueNicks help a smaller stallion? Byron's answer: Thanks for your email. TrueNicks can certainly form part of... Read More...

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TrueNicks Joins MarketWatch and Owner-Breeder
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:07 PM

Alan Porter recently commented on the newly-announced merger of powerhouse Thoroughbred industry newsletters Owner-Breeder International and TBH MarketWatch . "Having been publisher of Owner-Breeder International for the last seven years, I'm delighted by the recent merger of the publication with MarketWatch . The move will both bring the work of OBI's current... Read More...

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Moving Houses... And More
Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:07 PM

In the upcoming months, TrueNicks has a number of innovations and new products to unveil. Some will be quite visible while the others more subtle. One of the changes in the latter category will be the migration of this site in a couple of days from the current standalone platform you see today onto the powerful Blood-Horse Community Server where the blog aspect... Read More...

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To Region or Not to Region
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:04 PM

We were recently forwarded an e-mail containing an advertisement from another pedigree consultancy that mentioned "... other pedigree information services that attempt to dazzle you with vast database resources without discriminating the information that matters from the information that doesn't ...." It also asserts that it chooses not to include the results... Read More...

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Research is a Mare Owner's Best Investment
Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:03 PM

Amy from Lexington asks Alan: I work for a small farm in Lexington and have been helping to plan matings. I really enjoy pedigree research and learning all the theories behind different nicks / crosses inbreeding / outcrossing, etc. The main problem I have run into had been finding a way to figure out what lines broodmare sires cross with. I was hoping you could... Read More...

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Filed under: Products, Hypothetical Matings, Other Breeding Theories, Mares

A New Look for TrueNicks Reports
Thursday, February 21, 2008 6:02 PM

As part of the TrueNicks commitment to ongoing improvement of our product line, we are pleased to unveil a new look for the basic Hypothetical Mating and Named Foal reports (click on the report names to see samples). The new presentation is designed to be easier to read and interpret, and includes all the same features that users have found on the reports previously... Read More...

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