What are breed rankings and how do they work?
Breed rankings give you a snapshot look at what quality producer a horse is. Horses earn points as their foals win races. Each raced foal gets ranked based on their race record. Horses who do well as 2-year-olds get more points because it’s generally tougher to do well as a 2yo (larger race fields, more likely to be immature, etc.) The point breakdown is as follows: Multiple stakes winner = 20 points (2yos: 20pts) Stakes winner = 10 points (2yos: 13pts) Multiple stakes placed = 7 points (2yos: 11pts) Stakes placed = 5 points (2yos: 9pts) Multiple Winner = 3 points (2yos: 7pts) Winner = 1pt (2yos: 5pts) The rankings are: Platinum: Ave points > 12pts – Mares must have at least 2 raced foals to qualify, studs must have at least 10 raced foals to qualify Gold: Ave points > 8pts – Studs must have at least 5 raced foals to qualify Silver: Ave points > 4pts Bronze: Ave points > 0 So if a broodmare has the following 5 foals: Foal 1: Winner at 2, stakes placed at 3/4 Foal 2: Unplaced at 2, mult
