Current Year Colt 17
(84.1-66.5)
Current Year Filly 10
(81.4-74.4)
Yearling Colt 28
(83.8-70.4)
Yearling Filly 26
(81.3-68.9)
2-Year-Old Colt 23
(78.3-68.8)
2-Year-Old Filly 32
(81.7-66.4)
3-Year-Old Colt 20
(81.4-67.9)
3-Year-Old Filly 23
(84.1-68.7)
Mature Stallion 10
(80.3-69.1)
Mature Bred Mare 7
(78.0-70.75
Mature Yeld Mare 21
(80.9-66.9)
First of all, we need to understand that the primary reason for showing in breed competitions is to make a sale. The owners are trying to sell the foals themselves or breedings to their sires. That's why it is surprising to see so few Current-Year foals and so few Stallions in these results. Perhaps a lot of people simply couldn't afford to breed much in the bad economy, or couldn't afford to come to shows even if they did breed. Yet Yearlings and 2-Year-Olds are harder to handle than weanlings, although they no longer have to travel with their mothers. Hmm, hmm, hmmmmm.
I guess the most valid result I can get from this list is that you can't come to many conclusions from studying a single year. Unfortunately, I couldn't manage to pull up the final scores for any other year. I did have a specific question when I started out, though. If we end up showing our colt Freester as a Yearling, how much competition will he have? Answer: a lot.
Bring it on!
