chevy86 2,683 Report post Posted February 7, 2016 I may be imagining it but as an up-coming breeder I have the impression that there is a bias against "first foals". Is my suspicion justified, and if the bias is a reality could someone explain the rationale behind such a prejudice. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishbay 18 Report post Posted February 7, 2016 I'm no expert chevy, but I thought this bias was to do with the first foal being smaller. I guess at the first foal stage the mare isn't proven in terms of throwing winners yet. It would be interesting to compare some stats on average race wins for first foal compared to 2nd 3rd... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy 4,010 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 20 hours ago, chevy86 said: I may be imagining it but as an up-coming breeder I have the impression that there is a bias against "first foals". Is my suspicion justified, and if the bias is a reality could someone explain the rationale behind such a prejudice. Thanks Yep chevy, primiparous mares have foals with birth weights about 10% lower than multiparous mares up to age about 15 when it starts falling off again. On the other hand, a large private study we did in the US in the 80s showed that the subsequent sales bias was misplaced, with foals from primiparous mares having average lifetime earnings about 20% higher. Don't know if there's any more recent work on this especially in the ANZ setting but it would be interesting if someone can point us to it. Peter Jenkins maybe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby 160 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 Didn't hurt Black Caviar or Seattle Slew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,683 Report post Posted February 8, 2016 Thank you for the feedback. Will press on and hope for the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swoopa 280 Report post Posted February 10, 2016 Personally,I have no issues with first foals. If the weanling/yearling has some pedigree and is correct, it gets a tick. All the best with your young ones Chevy Ashoka 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishbay 18 Report post Posted February 11, 2016 One could argue those first foals are an opportunity for buyers based in the research. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...