Why Breeding Profiles Matter
A horse's pedigree influences its aptitude for different conditions. Some sires produce progeny that thrive on soft ground. Some damsires are associated with stamina. RaceMetrics quantifies these tendencies with data rather than reputation.
Sire Profiles
Click any sire name in a racecard or horse profile to open the sire profile. The overview shows the sire's current RaceMetrics Rating and rating trend. The results tab lists recent runs by all progeny, not just one horse.
The breakdowns tab is particularly useful. Going breakdowns show which ground conditions suit a sire's stock. Distance breakdowns reveal whether progeny tend to be sprinters or stayers. Course breakdowns highlight any track affinities.
Dam Profiles
Dam profiles work the same way but track the performance of a specific mare's offspring. With typically fewer runners, the data is more limited, but patterns still emerge — especially for prolific producers.
Dam profiles are useful for assessing debutants or lightly raced horses where the dam's other offspring provide the best guide to ability.
Damsire Profiles
The damsire (sire of the dam) often influences stamina and ground preference. Damsire profiles aggregate the performance of all horses whose dam was sired by that stallion. These profiles carry large sample sizes and reveal strong going and distance tendencies.
Practical Applications
Before a race, check the sire and damsire profiles for unexposed runners. If the going is Heavy and the sire's progeny have a 25% strike rate on Heavy compared to 10% overall, that is a meaningful edge.
Combine breeding data with the horse's own record. A horse with no form on soft ground but whose sire's progeny excel on it may handle the conditions better than the form book suggests.
Saving Breeding Patterns
Save profitable breeding angles as patterns. For example, a sire whose progeny win at 20% on Good to Soft at Flat handicaps. RaceMetrics will flag matching runners automatically in future racecards.
