The blog at Werk Thoroughbred Consultants
By Sid Fernando Dialed In, the winner of the G1 Florida Derby Sunday at Gulfstream Park, is by the A.P. Indy sire Mineshaft, who started his career at Lane’s End with great fanfare and a $100,000 stud fee in 2004, wobbled early, but has come on late to make a case for himself and vindicate … Continue reading Mineshaft’s resurgence
By Sid Fernando Jim Squires, an eminent but controversial author and a breeder of  a Kentucky Derby winner, published a piece in the New York Times today that took an uneducated swipe at nicks. You can read it here. Mr. Squires is well known for taking on issues in the business and is entitled to … Continue reading Mr. Squires, I presume?
By Sid Fernando One of WTC founder Jack Werk’s last claims to fame was the mating recommendation the company made to clients Gulf Coast Farms LLC (Jerry Bailey and Lance Robinson) to send its mare Private Feeling to Smart Strike. WTC will recommend up to 10 stallions for some mares and let the breeder choose … Continue reading Lookin at Lucky
By Sid Fernando It’s been almost eight months since Werk Thoroughbred Consultants (WTC) founder and my friend Jack Werk passed away, but this blog—which Jack took great pleasure in writing—remains alive in his memory, with Elaine Belval, senior pedigree analyst at WTC, doing most of the heavy lifting these days. Jack was very careful in … Continue reading Webb-Carter in Europe
By Elaine Belval I am pushing 40 and there are moments when something happens and I think, “Boy, I am getting old.” The recent article in the Blood Horse describing “Generation Y” attributes definitely had me depressed. A recent editorial in the Daily Racing Form had me thinking about my Derby memories. Now, I am … Continue reading Stroll down Derby lane ends with Jack
By Sid Fernando The late WTC founder Jack Werk spent a lot of time making pedigree analysis accessible and understandable. He, along with Roger Lyons, developed the Werk nick rating as a simple guide for users to gauge the effectiveness of sire line crosses, and he was actually quite adamant in insisting that a “nick” … Continue reading A simple nick
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By Sid Fernando I’m posting this press release here to let WTC clients and friends know of the passing of WTC founder Jack Werk, a close friend. Jack’s goal, when he learned of his illness almost a year ago, was to situate the company on firm footing so that it could continue uninterrupted. He has … Continue reading Jack Werk (1944-2010)