{"id":7699,"date":"2010-01-22T21:49:35","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T02:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=7699"},"modified":"2013-12-09T00:09:55","modified_gmt":"2013-12-09T05:09:55","slug":"oldbtb_99-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=7699","title":{"rendered":"WORLD THOROUGHBRED RANKINGS 2009 (written by Iant)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\"><html xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><head><title>Untitled Document<\/title><meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\" \/><\/head><body><\/p>\n<p>  WORLD THOROUGHBRED RANKINGS 2009<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  They were issued last week. Are they relevant to the sim and what can they teach  us going forward.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  Last year when Mike introduced a real life stakes schedule he mentioned the rankings.  It therefore seems to be fair that they do have some relevance to the sim moving  forward. The second factor which backs this up is regional racing. The idea behind  this appears to be to encourage diversification of sim breeding which need undertaking  to obtain a shape to results somewhat like real life. I would guess that Mike  would introduce changes over a period of several years.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  There are limitations on the data and how it has been analysed.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  Firstly the data is based on northern hemisphere time so for 3yo rankings are  biased against southern hemisphere horses.<br \/>  I have not when accessing rankings broke them down into sub data sets for class  if a horse is on the list at 136 or 110 it has been counted the same.<br \/>  I have used where horses have been bred\u00a0not where the stallion stands  or for that matter the country the horse is trained in. Where horses are rated  in several categories I have taken the best one in terms of distance and surface  requirements.<br \/>  When accessing crop sizes\u00a0I have used an average of the last three years  reported to the nearest 500 below the average. This is more important for those  countries with smaller crop sizes.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  I would just like to thank Yochem for providing the search facility for the  sim data used. Anyone who has stables not supporting a residency might like  to support his\u00a0tools site by following the misc tab on the main sim navigation page,  then going to residencies and then clicking support and then selecting his residency. \u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The first table we will look at is a simple it just lists the distance and surface  the horses on the list achieved their best rating at. It does not count horses  that were listed in multiple distances and surface. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>The list is split into turf and man made which list all other surfaces. <\/p>\n<table width=\"578\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr align=\"center\" bordercolor=\"#000000\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCFF\">\n<td width=\"191\" height=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\"><font color=\"#000000\"><b>    <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\"><b><font color=\"#000000\">    <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4yo+ Turf <\/p>\n<p>    <\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\"><b><font color=\"#000000\">    <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4yo+ MM <\/p>\n<p>    <\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\"><b><font color=\"#000000\">    <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3yo Turf <\/p>\n<p>    <\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\"><b><font color=\"#000000\">    <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3yo MM <\/p>\n<p>    <\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\"><b><font color=\"#000000\">    <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Total <\/p>\n<p>    <\/font><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>No. Horses <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">295 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">48 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">136 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">22 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">501 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p><strong>DISTANCE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Sprint 5f-6.5f <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">43 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">14 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">8 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">68 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Mile 7f-9.5f <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">89 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">21 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">44 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">10 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">164 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Intermediate 9.5f-10.5f <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">66 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">10 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">37 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">6 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">119 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Long 11f-13f <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">74 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">39 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">117 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Extended 13.5f+ <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">23 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">8 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">33 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bordercolor=\"#000000\">\n<td width=\"191\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"93\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">295 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">48 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">136 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">22 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">501 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>It is obvious from the list the majority of the best horses in the world race    on turf in percentage terms 86%. When Mike introduced this he mentioned this    fact. It would therefore seem to be prudent going forward for most sim players    to breed more turf horses than dirt horses if they are aiming for overall  quality rather than an absolute goal like winning the Bluegrass Derby.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The list shows a few other interesting factors certain divisions are stronger    than others. It would appear that long distance horses have a better chance  of staying top class for longer as the competition is not so great. The same  can be said of sprint racing compared to the classic distances of one mile  to one and a half miles. This does make sense as what are most people trying  to breed at the top level classic winners.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The second list is a bit more complicated and breaks down the horses into the    countries they were bred in. It also contains the number of foals to the  nearest 500 lower bred in those countries and reported to the international  horse racing board. The last column shows the number of horses on the list  as a percentage of the foal population bred in the given country where the  figures are available.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCFF\">\n<td width=\"121\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p><strong>COUNTRY BRED <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4yo+ Turf <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">4yo+ MM <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3yo Turf <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3yo MM <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Total <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"78\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">no foals approx <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"263\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">% on IRC <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>USA <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">56 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">38 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">20 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">21 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">135 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">34000 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.40% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>IRE <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">66 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">46 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">113 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">12500 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.90% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>GB <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">54 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">30 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">87 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">5500 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.58% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>FR <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">18 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">13 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">32 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">5000 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.64% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>GER <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">19 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">12 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">31 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1000 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">3.10% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>JPN <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">15 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">6 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">25 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">7500 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.33% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>AUS <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">34 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">39 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">18000 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.22% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>UAE <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">less than 25 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.00% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>ARG <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">7500 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.03% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>BRZ <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">3000 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.07% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>SAF <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">7 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">7 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">3000 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.23% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>ITY <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1500 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.13% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>ZIM <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">no record <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.00% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>CAN <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2500 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.08% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>NZ <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">18 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">20 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">4000 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.50% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"121\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\"><b><\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">295 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">48 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">136 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">22 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"48\" valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<p align=\"center\">501 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" nowrap=\"nowrap\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Are they any factors that are of interest from the table above? When wecompare to the sim later yes there will be plenty. It will be of interest aswell when we break the results down into distances as well. The three year oldlist as stated at the start is on northern hemisphere time so is biased against  southern hemisphere horses. You have to look at the 4yo+ list to obtain their  true worth.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The list tells us the following. Horses bred in the USA are far superior than    all other horses on a man made surface. In fact about 85% of all the horse  to make the list was bred there. The other factor is that horses bred in England    Ireland and Germany is superior to other horse when it comes to turf racing.    Logical reasons for some of these factors are listed below.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The USA breeds the majority of its horses for racing in the United States this    is mainly done on dirt. It is therefore successfully breeding to its markets    needs.<br \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>  Great Britain and Ireland need to be lumped in together. This is mainly due        to the fluid nature of the broodmare population between the two countries.        This in simple terms means using the suffix of where a horse is foaled    does not give an indication of where the stallion stands. Combing the two  gives a percentage of 1.11%. This means a horse bred in these two regions is    2.5 times more likely to be a top class horse than one bred in the USA. This      is supported by looking at the Keeneland and Tattersall\u2019s websites      on stakes winner they have sold when compared to numbers sold through each      sales company.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The factors that are behind this are threefold. Firstly thoroughbred horse        come from England and the rich and wealthy tend to keep the best broodmares        for themselves. It means that the best mares from the best families have      tended to be kept by private English breeders since the start. Secondly  during the 1970\u2019s and        1980\u2019s Coolmore and partners, Juddmonte and the Maktoum family        invested heavily buying up most of the top horses sold in the USA . This        has meant these bloodlines are now in there broodmare bands and for the        most part these are based in England or Ireland . The last factor is        that over the last 20 years the majority of the best male racehorses        per the rating have been retired to stud in England and Ireland . If        you have the best to breed to it does help.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The interesting result is Germany a very high percentage of the horses bred  in Germany make the list. This will surprise many people. I was surprised that  the percentage was so high I have to admit. The reasons behind this seem to  stem from the rules that are imposed by stallions that stand in Germany . In  simple terms they have had to obtained a rating of 115 or above on the World  Rankings, the stallions must be free for any major physical problems confirmation  and wind lastly they must never have run on medication. It seems this very  strict rules is paying dividends. I suppose if you breed to good stallions  who by there nature should throw decent stock without breathing problems you  have to stand a good chance.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  France ahs a higher percentage of winners to runners than the USA but this  are mainly down to mares being covered by stallions based in Ireland . Many  people send mares to France to be foaled. This is due to the very nice premiums  for French bred runners even if they run in England and Ireland . <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The only other factor which may raise a few eyebrows is the fact New Zealand    bred horses are more likely to make the list than those bred in Australia  . The thing to note here is that I have not tried to identify shuttle stallions  at all. This will be of more concern though when comparing to sim data.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The next table breaks down the data into which distances the horses from each    country achieved their best rating in for the turf division.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCFF\">\n<td width=\"82\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p><strong>3YO Turf <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">USA <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">IRE <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">GB <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">FR <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">GER <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">JPN <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">AUS <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">UAE <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">NZ <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Total <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Sprint <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">8 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Mile <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">17 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">7 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">14 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">44 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Intermediate <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">23 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">37 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Long <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">10 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">10 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">7 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">39 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Extended <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">8 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#CCCCFF\">\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p><strong>4YO+ Turf <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>USA <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>IRE <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>GB <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>FR <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>GER <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>JPN <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>AUS <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>UAE <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>NZ <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>ARG <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>BRZ <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>SAF <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>ITY <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>ZIM <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>CAN <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Total <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Sprint <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">9 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">18 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">43 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Mile <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">21 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">15 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">16 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">14 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">6 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">89 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Intermediate <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">18 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">21 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">9 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">66 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Long <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">10 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">15 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">19 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">6 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">9 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">7 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">74 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>Extended <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">6 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">23 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"82\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>Totals<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">56 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">66 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">54 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">18 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">19 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">15 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">34 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"38\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">18 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"37\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">7 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"33\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>There are several trends to note. The first is in sprint racing. This seems  to be the domain of the Australian the vast majority of there horses excel  here in fact they have more horses in the division than any other country.  The majority of there other horses are in the mile category. There is obviously  a massive speed bias in Australian racing and they breed these kinds of horses  very well.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The next stand out is the USA it is especially so in 3yo racing they seem to    be a nation that breeds milers and have there are real stamina limitations  with there stock. What you cannot see from the table is the fact many of the  older horses with decent stamina are by retired, deceased or old stallions.  The trend of breeding horses that are much more specialized will continue onwards.  This is no surprise when you see how some decent horses with stamina have struggled    to attract mares in the USA . <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  Japan is interesting in that it seems they tend to breed horses with decent  stamina in the main. The lack of any horses at the intermediate trip is interesting  overall the quality of the runners that made the list is not that great.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  France seems to be a place where stamina holds out that is no surprise as the    main aim of breeders there is to win the Arc. French horses tend to be raced    more as three and four year olds and a two year old campaign are not of much    interest to them. This tends to mean they are not so concerned with speed  and precocious attributes in there horses. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  Germany is very much the same as France with the emphasis on middle distance    races for horses three years old and older. This is reflected by the fact  most of the horses are in the intermediate distance upwards.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  There is a slight difference between Great Britain and Ireland . This is where          Ireland seems to produce more intermediate runners and Britain more  long distance runners. This is actually due to the factors listed above in  the report. Many of the American family\u2019s that were introduced in the 1970\u2019s and 1980\u2019s          tend to be Irish based where the older established family\u2019s that          tend to be more stouter due to historical factors (the Ascot Gold Cup          run over 2\/12 miles) was once the pinnacle of horse racing for older          horses. It is not so hard to get that base stamina out of the breed.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  New Zealand\u2019s spread of horses very much follows trends. You would expect          that to be common across the nations but it is obviously not the case    which to a certain extent is very interesting. Darwin fans will be excited.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The last table represents sim stakes winners bred in 2008. I have overall and    turf statistics. This is not the same as the World Rankings but is the best  way of comparing them with the sim. You would expect some form of symmetrybetween the two sets of data.<\/p>\n<table width=\"707\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#CCCCFF\">\n<td width=\"83\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p><strong>SIM 2008 STATS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>OVERALL SW <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Horses <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>% <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>TURF SW <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Horses <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>% <\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>FR <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">32 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2440 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.31% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">17 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1859 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.91% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>ARG <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">419 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.72% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">268 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.37% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>AUS <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">134 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">6040 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2.22% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">90 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4751 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.89% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>BRZ <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">329 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.91% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">246 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.41% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>CAN <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">803 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.62% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">543 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.37% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>ENG <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">191 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">5158 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3.70% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">136 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4476 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3.04% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>GB <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">28 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1877 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.49% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">17 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1237 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.37% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>GER <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">18 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">824 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2.18% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">12 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">661 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.82% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>IRE <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">487 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">13520 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3.60% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">335 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">10472 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3.20% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>ITY <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">351<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.85%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">253 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.79% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>JPN <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">116 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4287 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2.71% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">58 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">3155 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.84% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>KY <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1583 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">33202 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">4.77% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">648 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">22393 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">2.89% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>NZ <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">19 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1236 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.54% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">13 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">979 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.33% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>ZIM <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">13 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.00% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">10 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">0.00% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"83\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\"><b>      <\/p>\n<p>SAF <\/p>\n<p>    <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"35\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">23 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1202 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"32\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.91% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"31\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">16 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"39\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">956 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"34\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p align=\"center\">1.67% <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>I have used Kentucky instead of the USA as that is where over 95% of thetop horses in American are bred. It also made producing the data a lot easier.  The first factor that jumps out at you on the list is what so many have known  for a long time that sires based in Kentucky are to good as turf sires. It  is fair to say Mike has improved this over the past few years which are good. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The situation is now being distorted to a certain degree by dam sires where  there are massive differences between sim life and real life. I will not name  the sire but here are two sires who raced in France both good race horses and  dam sires in real life. Over the past ten years one has had 18 graded winners  world wide as a dam sire the other 17. You would therefore expect their sim  records to be somewhat similar in percentage terms. The one based in France  has had zero stakes winners and zero graded stakes winners as a dam sire in  the sim over the last five years. The other has had 16.7% stakes winners and  4.7% graded stakes winners. One is obviously grossly over rated the other grossly  underrated. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  It is still fair to say that sires based in Ireland , Great Britain ( England    ) and Germany is seriously undervalued in the sim. There sim crop sizes are  not massively out from real life either so usage is reasonable and therefore  comparable. These sires need to be upgraded and this in the main can be achieved  by the down grade of the ability of USA based stallions on the turf where those  stallions ability is far greater than reality.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The one that does surprise me is how few Australian horses are bred in the  sim. The results look very good in fact it may well be argued that these sires  are overrated. The factor that real life and the sim cannot compare on my data  is the number of (AUS) bred horses on the list that have sires due to shuttling    would have been bred in other areas.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The list indicates that as a generic group sires from Japan are far too highly    rated with the sim.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  The conclusions which can be drawn from the data which would be useful for  the sim are as follows.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  1, All sires that are not based in the USA need to have there dirt racing ability    drop to reflect reality.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  2, USA based sires need to have a major reduction in there turf ability to  reflect reality. This will need to be factored in over a number of years as  the drop is in the region of 75%. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  3, Australian horse need to be more speed emphasised on there ratings ability    to reflect real life.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  4, European based sires need to be better at distance as 1 mile plus this is    even more important the longer the race gets.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  5, Irish, British and Germany sires need an upgrade in ability. This is to  reflect their true merit in the sim.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>  6, As a generic group sires from Japan need to be downgraded considerably in    the sim around 50%.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  7, Dam sire ratings need to be reviewed this is a horrible and mammoth task.    It would be unfair for Mike to do this alone. If it was possible to draw  the information out of the database I use online and match it to sim sires  that would be a great help. Someone that has the ability to do this could maybe  help here otherwise it would take someone a week at least to do it by typing  and matching those records to sim sire id numbers. <br \/>\u00a0<br \/>  Hopefully the data and findings may help or give one or two people ideas of            what to breed or not to breed and potential changes going forward.    Mike may have already done an experiment like this for all we know and be  introducing the results into the sim.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Untitled Document WORLD THOROUGHBRED RANKINGS 2009\u00a0 They were issued last week. 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