How to Search a Hypothetical Mating
Conducting a hypothetical search on Stallion Match is essential for anyone considering buying, breeding, or racing a thoroughbred. With a 2-second search, you can identify any stakes winners similar to your pedigree, offering valuable insights into its proven success. Additionally, the search compiles the pedigree's age and distance profile, clearly illustrating its ideal racing age and distance preferences. This tool is indispensable for making informed decisions and maximising the potential of your thoroughbred investments.
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Start Your Search
Select a Stallion
To choose a stallion, click "Select A Stallion" and begin typing. As soon as you start, we'll suggest stallions based on your input. When you spot the stallion you're interested in, click on it to select it. Please take note of the standing farm to ensure you select the right stallion.
Select a Mare
To choose a broodmare, click "Select A Mare" and begin typing. We'll suggest mares based on your input as soon as you start. When you spot the mare you're interested in, click on it to select.
Success: Once you've selected both a stallion and a mare, the program will immediately start generating your results with a Pedigree Chart displayed. You can find more on the Pedigree Chart.
Stallion Match Rating
After selecting a stallion and mare, our algorithms spring into action. Depending on the outcomes of their analysis, the mating will be categorised into one of three distinct groups. This classification helps you understand the potential success and compatibility of the selected pairing, providing a clear, structured insight into the breeding prospects.
Perfect Match
The Perfect Match indicates success and can be found up to 11 times more in stakes winners than slow horses. 15% of slow horses were found to carry the Perfect Match rating.
20/20 Match
A "20/20 Match" is identified when a specific set of conditions are met, indicating that multiple ancestors from your hypothetical mating align with those of two or more stakes winners. This demonstrates that the pedigree has a proven track record of stakes success, encompassing all G1, G2, G3, and Listed winners since 2011. Achieving a "20/20 Match" signifies a strong pedigree lineage with a history of success at high levels of competition, offering valuable insight for breeding decisions aimed at achieving top-tier racing performance.
Stakes Winners Comparison Table
The user-friendly table provided lists all stakes winners deemed similar to your search, along with their corresponding stakes success, including totals of G1, G2, G3, and Listed wins. Additionally, we feature a "Similarity Score" expressed as a percentage, quantifying the similarity between each stakes winner and your search. The goal is to find more stakes winners with a high similarity score, indicating a closer resemblance to your selected pedigree. This measure helps you gauge the potential success of your hypothetical mating, offering a clearer perspective on its prospects based on proven, similar examples.
Note: You can click the arrow to the right of the stakes winner to visually see the similarity between the pedigrees including the race details. See Pedigree Overlap.
Aptitude Chart
This straightforward bubble chart visually represents all similar stakes winners, with distance plotted on the x-axis and age on the y-axis. The size of each dot corresponds to the number of stakes winners at that specific Age/Distance intersection—the more stakes winners there are at a particular point, the larger the dot. This visual tool lets you quickly identify the most successful age and distance combinations for similar stakes winners, providing insights into potential sweet spots for breeding or racing strategies.
Spider Charts for Age & Distance
Now, easily tailor breeding for specific outcomes, like aiming for a 2-year-old sprinter or a 3-year-old miler. Our charts clarify where most stakes successes are found and reveal gender tendencies in pedigrees. Understanding these patterns helps you make informed choices and avoid surprises by knowing what's proven to work for your breeding goals.
Alternative Mating Suggestions
This innovative feature is a first in the industry, providing data-backed, AI-driven stallion recommendations tailored to your broodmare. It takes into account various factors, including price range and location, to suggest stallions that are most relevant and accessible to you. This targeted approach ensures that the suggestions you receive are based on sophisticated analytics, practical, and aligned with your specific needs.
This list will be automatically populated after a search, and currently, it can take some time to crunch the data.
Remember to check the rating symbol on the top right to look for a Perfect Match or 20/20 Match.
The Stallion Match search page offers a quick and comprehensive overview of the pedigree you're considering for breeding or purchasing. Within just 2 seconds, you gain access to an abundance of information that can guide your decision on whether to proceed with your current choice or consider an alternative.
Remember, replicating previously proven successes offers a more secure route than hoping your chosen pedigree will defy the odds of past failures.