I’m thinking there must be a lot of factors “skewing” the numbers, for example:
- A new stud that in his first year only has seen the owner’s 15 blue hens and two of the Steward’s mares should have “too high” numbers.
- On the other hand an older stallion with many late bloomers will have had the time to get some more blooming to freaks.
- If the new stud only sees a couple of formidables the first year the statistics might refrain any other players from ever considering sending a better mare.
- A high fee (from high earnings, good hypos or owner preference…) will probably cause mare owners to be more selective, while a lower fee might draw more random mares and sink the gallop %.
Which studs are underrated? Are there any underprized hidden diamonds that produce better than it “looks like”? And are there some overrated, with a higher prize but really “average producing” if they had seen some more average mares? I would love some names!
I suppose this is a quite delicate question… You don’t want to point out overrated stallions and the nuggets you might want to keep to yourself (if it’s not your own of course, it’s ok to mention them too!), maybe there is at least something general to point out (or PM me! ).
(I once asked my Sami colleague how many reindeers he owned. A first he starred at me, then very patiently explained that is not a question you ask, it was the same as asking someone how much money they had in the bank, i.e. quite rude. I guess I was the “cultural idiot” then. I have a feeling it’s something similar with this topic! LOL I apologize in advance!)