Efficacy Of Nicks Services

Patuxet · Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 5:19 pm Post subject: Efficacy Of Nicks Services

Nicks services have been around for a while now. Is there any statistical evidence that with their supposedly wholesale use more superior horses are actually being produced? How much has the percentage of stakes horses increased?
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Shammy Davis · Chef de Race: Classic Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 4451

I'm sure this is not exactly what you are looking for, but it might be of interest.

http://www.thoroughbredreview.com/nickingcomparison.htm

Shammy Davis · Chef de Race: Classic Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Posts: 4451

And this. Complicated discussion no matter which way you look at it.

http://www.thoroughbredinfo.com/showcase/nicks.htm

Dave C · Restricted Stakes Winner Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 812

The other thing is that statistically the percentage of stakes horses has to approximate the percentage of stakes races run. Over the breed as a whole nicking services can not have any impact on the percentage of stakes horses. What they can do, the service they are offering, is that their client improves their chances of getting a stakes horse rather than the breeder that is not using their service. They are offering a purported competitive advantage.