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Michael Barry Australia (Verified User) Posts 7405 Dogs 26 / Races 9 14 Dec 2020 08:21
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Paul Dicks wrote:
Without stating the obvious, if you aren't using Fernando Bale as a sire for your brood, you are doing yourself a disservice. I haven't seen a sire so dominant for well over a decade. Every time I scroll through city and group stats his name crops up time and time again. If I see a hot pup or the next big thing inevitably it's a son or daughter of this incredible sire. I'm completely in awe of him. Beautiful to watch. I love the way his progeny like himself have that incredible desire to cross to the lead at the first turn. At $6600 he is the best value sire by the length of the straight.
Paul have you bred , reared, brokein, pretrained a litter of FB'?
Colin Bermingham Australia (Verified User) Posts 340 Dogs 4 / Races 17 14 Dec 2020 09:27
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You certainly know there on the property thats for sure if there barkin 9 times out of 10 its the fernandos
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 14 Dec 2020 09:42
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Michael Barry wrote:
Paul Dicks wrote:
Without stating the obvious, if you aren't using Fernando Bale as a sire for your brood, you are doing yourself a disservice. I haven't seen a sire so dominant for well over a decade. Every time I scroll through city and group stats his name crops up time and time again. If I see a hot pup or the next big thing inevitably it's a son or daughter of this incredible sire. I'm completely in awe of him. Beautiful to watch. I love the way his progeny like himself have that incredible desire to cross to the lead at the first turn. At $6600 he is the best value sire by the length of the straight.
Paul have you bred , reared, brokein, pretrained a litter of FB'?
I haven't trained or reared for over a decade and haven't owned for 5 years. I heard they can be a challenge, but you don't worry about that when they can gallop.
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 14 Dec 2020 09:45
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steven martin wrote:
Paul Dicks wrote:
Without stating the obvious, if you aren't using Fernando Bale as a sire for your brood, you are doing yourself a disservice. I haven't seen a sire so dominant for well over a decade.
Hi Dixie.
I agree. The dominance regarding the racing progeny of Fernando has been totally overwhelming...but if you look at the overall picture and include the 'Whelping Statistic's" in that sentence.....IT WOULD WANT TO BE.
I know he's had a huge number of bitches and the cream of the crop. But his dominance is overwhelming.
Mark Staines Australia (Verified User) Posts 4499 Dogs 70 / Races 14 14 Dec 2020 09:59
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First it was Magic Sprite then it was Dyna Double One now its Fernando Bale pups making to much noise !!!!!
You are right Dicks if they can run fast who gives a SHIT !!!!!
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 14 Dec 2020 10:28
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Mark Staines wrote:
First it was Magic Sprite then it was Dyna Double One now its Fernando Bale pups making to much noise !!!!!
You are right Dicks if they can run fast who gives a SHIT !!!!!
When you aren't training or rearing, those negative traits as important as how fast they are. Lol
Steven Martin Australia (Verified User) Posts 7681 Dogs 180 / Races 66 14 Dec 2020 11:26
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Paul Dicks wrote:
I know he's had a huge number of bitches and the cream of the crop. But his dominance is overwhelming.
If somebody came up to you a said, "Over the last 6 month I've noticed you've won half-a-dozen raffles to everybody else's 1. What's your secret?"
Your answer, "It's simple....Out of 100 tickets sold, I buy 14. That gives me a 1 in 7 chance of winning"
And that's the percentage of litters FB had in 2018 compared to the rest of the pool. FULL BOOKS & that's why it's overwhelming.
Annual litters have also halved since 2015 & the gene-pool is shrinking as we speak.
Mark Staines Australia (Verified User) Posts 4499 Dogs 70 / Races 14 14 Dec 2020 11:49
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Breeders flock too champion sires, always have always will !
Sandro Bechini Australia (Verified User) Posts 19488 Dogs 15268 / Races 1856 14 Dec 2020 19:50
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We all know about their traits, they are well documented but what also has to be remembered is that he sired a lot of Group and City winners from relatively low numbers early in the peace, but what he received was quality
Stud Book
Vol 64 he had 82 litters Vol 65 he had 49 litters
On the back of the success of those two crops
Vol 66 he had 170 litters Vol 67 he had 231 litters (current crop)
I think its fair to say he has deserved his full books
Ronald George Hunter Australia (Verified User) Posts 4319 Dogs 0 / Races 0 14 Dec 2020 23:39
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Musically said. There are more knockers than rockers.
Graham Moscow Australia (Verified User) Posts 1186 Dogs 0 / Races 0 15 Dec 2020 08:54
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How many track records broken by Fernando Bale offspring? How does it compare with say Barcia offspring?
Despite well documented negatives F Bale is simply irresistible to majority of breeders.
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 24 Dec 2020 08:46
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8 winners from 9 races at Sandown so far tonight, with a 2nd in the other. Absolutely incredible
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 24 Dec 2020 09:14
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7 winners from 8 races at Sandown so far tonight. Absolutely incredible
Steven Martin Australia (Verified User) Posts 7681 Dogs 180 / Races 66 24 Dec 2020 10:54
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Paul Dicks wrote:
8 winners from 9 races at Sandown so far tonight, with a 2nd in the other. Absolutely incredible
It understandably is Dixie, but if we look at the breakdown of Fb pups in those 9 races, you can see why.
30 of the 72 starters were Fb pups.
The remaining 3 races were more fairly judged with only 1 Fb dog in each event. None of them won.
Mark Staines Australia (Verified User) Posts 4499 Dogs 70 / Races 14 24 Dec 2020 11:30
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Nothing new there Steve ! Champion Sires get the most and best Bitches, end result being a lot more pups than most sires racing. Aussie Breeders have voted in droves that FB is our champion sire !!!!
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 24 Dec 2020 11:31
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steven martin wrote:
Paul Dicks wrote:
8 winners from 9 races at Sandown so far tonight, with a 2nd in the other. Absolutely incredible
It understandably is Dixie, but if we look at the breakdown of Fb pups in those 9 races, you can see why.
30 of the 72 starters were Fb pups.
The remaining 3 races were more fairly judged with only 1 Fb dog in each event. None of them won.
So he's way ahead on percentages, a great effort.
The very fact he had so many starters at the worlds best greyhound track also speaks volumes.
Steven Martin Australia (Verified User) Posts 7681 Dogs 180 / Races 66 24 Dec 2020 20:28
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Paul Dicks wrote:
So he's way ahead on percentages, a great effort.
You can say that again Paul. 41% of runners in 9 races. How could he lose?
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 24 Dec 2020 23:35
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steven martin wrote:
Paul Dicks wrote:
So he's way ahead on percentages, a great effort.
You can say that again Paul. 41% of runners in 9 races. How could he lose?
You can spin it whatever way you like. Fact is he is a sensational sire.
Richard Gray Australia (Verified User) Posts 2231 Dogs 11 / Races 9 25 Dec 2020 06:22
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Has anyone done the numbers (offspring) I know 2614 are listed here,,, The stats would be interesting
Paul Dicks Australia (Verified User) Posts 10281 Dogs 120 / Races 252 25 Dec 2020 07:33
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I did a check recently and worked out 1 in every 8 pups of racing age is by Fernando Bale.
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