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Pedigree, black type and sales research
Plain-language guides from EQS for bloodstock buyers, breeders and owners.
- What is black type in horse racing?What the term means, which races count, how it appears in a sales catalogue, and how to read a black type figure.
- How to read a thoroughbred pedigreeSire and dam, the damsire, generations, family and line-breeding, explained in plain language.
- How to research a yearling before a saleA step-by-step approach to the catalogue page, the sire and damsire, the dam's produce record and sales history.
Want to see these ideas in a real report? See a sample horse report.