Meant as a measure of female family inbreeding within a thoroughbred’s pedigree, the RF has shown to be an uncanny method of identifying some of the world’s longest priced winners in the biggest of races.
When the frontrunners in this year’s 148th running of the Kentucky Derby set a totally unrealistic pace, the contest, as…
Auckland octogenarian Don Goodwin, breeder of local mare sensation Verry Elleegant is said to have quipped he “just got lucky”, which must be some sort of euphemism for “had a specific plan that worked out exceedingly well”. Goodwin’s breeding strategy designed a pedigree pattern that was distinct and deliberate, but most of all, clever.
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Notwithstanding the notoriety William Allison enjoyed throughout the world of thoroughbred racing and breeding, his business transactions indeed warrant even greater recognition, particularly in regard to their collective shaping of the breed.
Most pedigree scholars who are familiar with Briton William Allison probably associate him with the infamous “Figure System” which he championed following the…