BREEDING

ne of the reasons that Turf Monthly now exists is that history is so important. What use is it to look at a pedigree of a horse if it doesn’t teach you anything? As we see, these remarkable horses are so much more than just a name in a pedigree. The same goes for racing history. We often hear the saying “horses for courses” and pedigrees that work in one area can be found to not have the same success somewhere else. A quick look at the winners of the Magic Millions compared to the corresponding winners of the Golden Slipper tell a tale of Australian racing that it seems few care to investigate in the modern era. It is way too easy to let computers tell you what you need to know. There is talk of changing