The Beginner's Guide
If you're interested in starting to work with Stallion Match as a breeder and want to learn the basics, this guide is for you. Learn the must-know features and follow the guides to start experiencing the true power and value of data! Most basic functions of the site are free to use without an account, but to maximise your experience, we recommend signing up for a free membership, which unlocks full access.
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IN THIS ARTICLE
- Where to Start: The Menu
- Home Page
- For Farms
- Search
- Directory Pages (Stallions & Farms)
Getting Started: What is Stallion Match?
Stallion Match is a user-friendly platform that integrates search capabilities with detailed analytics. Our service grants you access to a vast global database of thoroughbreds featuring stallions and their respective stud farms. At the heart of Stallion Match is the aim to replicate success by clarifying the pitfalls encountered in previous attempts. With years of research and development backing it, our algorithm is a testament to the enduring success of proven pedigrees, ensuring success breeds success.
We've done the hard work for you, meticulously cross-referencing over 1.2 million pedigrees and analyzing their triumphs and setbacks to ensure our two ratings—the 20/20 Match and Perfect Match—are reliable markers of a pedigree's effectiveness. These awards assure that the pedigree has a proven track record of success.
Where to start: The Menu
The menu is your gateway to all aspects of Stallion Match, designed to adapt dynamically based on the features available. For instance, users can monitor comprehensive data on stallions, broodmares, farms, and more once registered. This intuitive menu system becomes accessible immediately after you register, ensuring you have all the tools you need right at your fingertips.
Home Page (Stallion Match Logo)
This is the starting point for breeders embarking on their journey with us. From here, you can easily navigate to any section of the site, whether you're looking to browse our directory pages, experiment with hypothetical matches by inputting sire and dam combinations, delve into the latest breeding trends, or sign up or log in. No matter your goal, this is the perfect place to begin your exploration!
For Farms
Stud farms globally can showcase their stallions on Stallion Match for a nominal fee. This arrangement offers farms full management capabilities over their stallion's profile, including setting the stud fee, updating the location, accessing search analytics, and facilitating direct communication between breeders and the farm. Promoting on our platform also enables farms to be directly contacted by breeders looking to make nominations, streamlining this connection.
Search
Enter any stallion and broodmare combination, and in just 3 seconds, you will receive its Stallion Match rating (20/20 Match or Perfect Match) and see how successful the cross has been. Diverging from traditional searches that focus solely on the 'Nick,' Stallion Match delves into every ancestor within five generations, aligning these with the complete roster of global stakes winners since 2011. This process yields a detailed list of stakes winners, highlighting optimal distances, age-related performance, gender distribution, etc. If you're searching for a 2-year-old sprinter, our results will indicate the feasibility of such a match. You can explore beyond conventional parameters to find out the true potential of your breeding decisions.
Note: For more information on running a search, take a look at Running A Search article.
Directory (Stallions & Farms)
Stallion Match offers far more than a simple directory of global stallions and their host farms. You can refine your search through this comprehensive list using filters such as location, farm, year entered stud, colour, fee range plus currency, and even by pedigree—considering the sire line, dam sire, or including or excluding an ancestor within five generations.
For farms that have chosen to promote their stallions with us, Stallion Match provides an individual profile page packed with detailed information, including AI-generated data descriptions, offering a deeper insight into each stallion's potential.
Remember to register! Doing so unlocks a suite of valuable features, notably the ability to directly contact farms through your private messaging section. This feature is indispensable for keeping track of conversations with farms about potential nomination negotiations, streamlining the communication process, and making it easier for you to make informed decisions.