With a little help from strong coffee, Suzi's presentation entitled
Pedigrees: A Practical Approach held attendees' rapt attention Monday morning, August 8 at Fasig-Tipton's Saratoga sales pavilion during the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's annual Pedigree and Conformation Clinic. Starting with a historical perspective, the talk addressed the lack of diversity in today's bloodlines, the value of out cross stallions in pedigrees, the emergence of computer aided nicking software, and how the mating that produced Pampered Princess (G-1) was planned. Suzi ended her talk with a plea for breeders to consider conformation, temperament, and racing ability over and above computer generated scores, and a lively discussion followed.
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