The Estes Formula for Breeding Stakes Winners

An average breeder will produce one stakes winner for every 48 matings. But if you know how to do it, you can, on average, produce one stakes winner from every eight matings. This is the book that tells you how it is done. Estes' formula for breeding a stakes winner is based on sound genetic principles and is statistically reliable. He debunks the myths of horse breeding and explains in simple language the precise method of dramatically improving the odds of breeding (or buying) a stakes winner.

Joseph A. Estes was the editor of The Blood-Horse for 28 years and Director of Research for the Jockey Club's Statistical Bureau. He also served as a racing and breeding advisor to Nelson Bunker Hunt. He authored the annual American Race Horses from 1952 to 1961. Estes is known for creating the Average Earnings Index, the standard by which racing capacity is measured.