Breeding by Design – by Floyd Oliver

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Floyd Oliver

 Breeding by Design is a book that will show how classic speed in the racehorse can be concentrated in one individual. The basic method outlined in the book is to use the stallions to reinforce their own foundation female family. The book has its origins in the mare Giantess a foal of 1769. When I first came across her family 37 years ago I realized that if I could unlock the mystery of Giantess’ great breeding ability I would be well on the way to solving the puzzle of how to breed a great thoroughbred. Why is Giantess so impressive? The answer lies in the fact that Giantess produced daughters and granddaughters which produced 8 classic winners and 3 leading sires. Considering that today a leading sire is probably worth 500 million dollars, three would be worth 1.5 billion. That amount and eight classic winners would lead to all of your monetary and racing dreams coming true. It was from Giantess that I first conceived that the concentration of classic speed that she possessed and passed on came from using her male line to reinforce her female family. However, back in the 1970’s before the introduction of the desk top computer it was impossible to prove that this pattern permeated the breed from its beginnings in 1650 to today.

 To make the point I’ll offer you a challenge! Look at the pedigree of the great broodmare UrbanSea, the dam of the world’s leading sire Galileo. See if you can come up with a definitive answer as to what gave her such incredible breeding ability. If you can’t come up with the answer read Breeding by Design at the conclusion of which you will have the answer. If you know the pedigree pattern that led to the production of UrbanSea you can replicate it with the chance of producing a super broodmare.

 That is the basis of Breeding by Design; a road map to breeding success.

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Review – Breeding By Design by Floyd Oliver
The premise of  Breeding By Design is that thoroughbreds tend to nick through their female line.

Author Floyd Oliver strongly supports the idea with some impressive research which will be appreciated by professionals and hobby breeders alike.

During the course of Breeding By Design Oliver reaffirms the belief the development of a classic winner can largely be traced to the reinforcement of his or her female line.

Oliver has gone to great length in exploring this theory with the origins of Breeding By Design stemming from his research which commenced forty years ago in the Bowie Public Library of Marylands.

Admitting it came strictly by coincidence, Oliver found during that period Stallions have an affinity for their own female line.

While many pedigree buffs proudly study back through the past 50 or even 100 years, Oliver presents a book which analyses thoroughbred breeding as far back as the 17th century.

Breeding By Design looks at some of the most successful families seen in thoroughbred racing across the world and the common theme is the male line reinforcing its own female family.

The book is both informative and enjoyable with a layout which makes it easy for readers to understand how the horses of interest are bred.

Breeding By Design is split into two sections, the first half text and the second containing the full pedigrees of more than 160 thoroughbreds who have played a key role in the development of the breed.

The layout allows one to read about a horse before referring to pedigrees at the rear assisting to create a picture.

While doing that more than 160 times sounds repetitive, Oliver ensures that is not the case with an abundance of interesting tales relating to the history of the thoroughbred including ones that he refers to as the ‘Romance of the turf’.

They are stories Oliver has been personally involved with where an owner’s faith in a mare has been rewarded with champion racehorses.

Additionally, the focus on Marcel Boussac and Federico Tesio also provides insight into how some of the world’s greatest thoroughbred breeders went about building their empires, and in Boussac’s case, how his empire collapsed.

It is during discussion of Tesio Oliver drops the finding which he suggests will ‘fly in the face of what many believe about breeding thoroughbred horses.’

Like his belief thoroughbreds tend to nick through their female line, Oliver backs the statement up with an abundance of evidence.

What you get with Breeding By Design is a book which will initially provide a fantastic read but also food for thought.

The latter will see you referring to Oliver’s findings time and time again as you look to breed the next champion.

Breeding By Design retails for $99 AU and can be ordered from BLOODHORSE.


 

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Review by Mark Latham former leader of the Labour party of Australia and candidate for Prime Minister”

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  1. Floyd

    Great website

  2. Peggy Sparks

    Hi Floyd,
    Just got off the phone with Gwen Elliott who really enjoyed talking with you. She told me about your work in horses & gave me the website, of which I am looking at right now. Do you know Georgia King is also a horse person? I ‘m sure you know that. She is an expert in equestrian training of horse & rider. Her ambition was to work with horses & that is her whole life. She lives in Malibu.

  3. Dwight Osborne

    Hello-Floyd Oliver-YOU ARE A KING-YOU ARE A HERO ON BEING THE BEST HORSE EXPERT IN THE WORLD-JUST READ YOUR BOOK -BREEDING BY DESIGN-WITHOUT QUESTION YOU ARE THE HORSE GENIUS-
    OUR COMPANY IS CONSIDERING INVESTING IN A FEW RACE HORSES-IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOUR BOOK- BREEDING BY DESIGN -WE WOULD HAVE LOST BIG TIME BY PICKING A HORSE FROM OUR VIEW-
    BEFORE WE MAKE THE FINAL MOVE IS IT POSSIBLE TO CONSULT WITH YOU?
    FLOYD WE LOVE WHAT YOU DO-THANKS AGAIN FOR OPENING OUR EYES TO TRUE THOROUGHBRED WISDOM-

    Sincerely, Dwight Osborne

  4. Daniela Vadehra

    Hi,
    very fascinating insights, I also just finished reading the Craig book which literally fell in my lap and I would like to order you book to Austria? Is that possible?

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