Following are some notes covering the statistics and pedigree notations which have been adopted in the 2006 edition of the Stallions publication.

Shuttle Stallions. Where stallions have progeny racing in both hemispheres, the stud record has been separated into Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere sections, with the latter being further divided into Australian and New Zealand sections as this is of particular relevance for most users of this book in assessing sire performance.

Statistical Updates. The cut off point for the vast majority of statistical updates used throughout the main text is mid April each year which includes the Sydney Cup meeting at the end of the Sydney Autumn Carnival. Racing seasons with their attendant feature races vary in the world’s major racing centres, but the same cut off point is used for both Australian and international results with only minor variations.

Logos. Stallions with the Premium Stallion logo on the page, also have regular updates to their data throughout the year at www.stallions.com.au and free 6 generation hypothetical matings. Stallions with the Sirecam logo on the page also have video of the horse available on www.stallions.com.au.

Sibling Identifiers. This system, pioneered by Owner•Breeder magazine and Compusire in America, indicates half-brothers/sisters with odd numbers before the name and full brothers/sisters with even numbers. Thus the first set of half siblings are designated ‘1’, the second set ‘3’, and the first set of full siblings are designated ‘2’, and so on.

Inbreeding Index. The inbreeding index uses the system of pedigree notation pioneered by David Bay and since adopted by The Australian Bloodhorse Review, www.bloodhound.net.au, Owner•Breeder magazine, Compusire database and such leading pedigree authorities as Les Young. Under this system ‘x’ denotes the centre of the pedigree, all inbreeding terms are separated by commas, while ‘m’ and ‘f’ denote male and female strains respectively. Thus if the inbreeding terms are all to the left of the ‘x’ the sire of the subject horse is inbred, if they are all to the right then the dam is inbred while if there are terms on both sides of the ‘x’, the subject horse is inbred.

Family Number Index. The Family Number Index has been extended to show which branch of each Bruce Lowe figure system family the stallions in this book descend from and where applicable which female ancestor was imported to Australia. The family ‘branch’ system was established in a major work by Kazimierz Bobinski, in 1953, and updated by Toru Shirai in 1990. As well as the Index, the Family number branch appears against the fifth dam on the page of subject stallions.

Numerals and Other Variants. The use of appended numerals and other variants to horse names is not universally consistent. To avoid confusion they are not used in this publication. In the interest of brevity and clean copy, suffixes have only been used in tabulated pedigrees, the widely accepted use of an asterisk being substituted in the extended pedigree details. Suffixes in the tabulated pedigree indicate the country of origin of horses imported to Australia or New Zealand, or where an Australian bred horse (such as Noholme, Royal Gem, etc) appears in overseas pedigrees.

Prizemoney and Stakes Gradings. Prizemoney for individual horses is generally shown in the currency of the country where the horse did most of his/her racing. Stakes race gradings and designations as far as possible, follow those accepted in the country where races are run. To avoid confusion, North American black type ‘O’ and ‘R’ races, are designated with commonly used ‘LR’. Australasian ‘Magic Million’ type races limited in eligibility by purchase at certain sales, while yet to be approved black type by the Australian Principal clubs have been given an ‘RL’ rating in accordance with an agreement by the TBA and the principal selling agents throughout Australia.

In most other respects, this publication adheres to the International Cataloguing Standards (ICS) published by the Jockey Club Information Systems (USA), which does not recognise black type for jumping races in any country, or feature races run in some countries (principally in Eastern Europe, West Indies, etc). However, in Canada where many of the leading races are restricted to horses bred in that country, the gradings are designated thus: -CanG1, -CanG2, etc. Similarly, in Japan, most of the black type races in the ICS are not recognised internationally and are designated -JpnG1, -JpnG2 etc. Some Japanese races not recognised in the ICS but regarded as stakes races in Japan are given black type and designated -JpnLR.

Stakes Race Names. In accordance with deliberations of the Australian Black Type committee, and in order to avoid confusion in the event of sponsor changes in the future, this publication carries the registered name of stakes races as designated by the race club concerned. A complete list of the current season’s stakes races with their sponsored and registered names can by accessed through the Members section on www.stallions.com.au.

Fee Conditions. Basic fee conditions conform to the definitions accepted by the TBA (i.e. Live Foal Guarantee, Free Return, etc). Where a stallion is entered for its own state’s bonus or incentive scheme the appropriate logo appears on the bottom right hand corner of the page.