Pedigree counts a lot, and so does knowing the true age of your betting fancies

EDDIE WOOD
This is the first article in a series on breeding and pedigree handicapping. Our equine friends and their brothers and sisters will not become great racehorses without the right quality and class innate in their ancestors. These best-bred horses are only a fraction of those that populate our racecourses. Their ability is most diverse, ranging from selling platers to Classic race performers. Their typical features are presented in the diagram below with the areas of the horse. These terms are often ref...