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Hello to all, can the users more seasoned than my self please define what trainer George Baker means by Black Type in the following statement with regards to Belgian Bill from the ATR news section.
"He’s still an entire so in terms of a stud career, perhaps in Europe, we really need some black type so I think he will be on his travels.Thank you in advance
black type
Boldface type, used in sales catalogues, to distinguish horses that have won or placed in a stakes race. Many sales catalogues have eliminated the use of black type for stakes below a certain monetary level-$15,000 in 1985, $20,000 from 1986-1989 and $25,000 beginning in 1990. If a horse’s name appears in boldface type in a catalogue and in all capital letters, it has won at least one black-type event. If it appears in boldface type and capital and lower case letters, it was second or third in at least one black-type event. Black type was awarded to fourth-place finishers in races before Jan. 1, 1990.
http://www.equibase.com/newfan/glossary-full.cfm#B
in Europe means achieving a win or placing in a Pattern or Listed race, which then appears in bolder black type in a sales catalogue and elsewhere in relation to the cv of a horse – including as quoted in relation to its antecedents and descendants (eg sired / sired by multiple black-type winner(s)).
two quotes from here:
http://www.britishhorseracing.com/resou … k_2012.pdf
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It is often argued that there are too many races in the European Pattern, and that some of them do not deserve to be there, and that the horses which achieve placings in them do not deserve black type.=========
The British Horseracing Authority, through the Flat Racing Committee, will ensure that the integrity and the value of all black-type in Great Britain is maintained. As such, the rating parameters utilised to adjudge Listed races in Britain will be adhered to strictly and any races which are felt to be underperforming will lose their Listed status.
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black type
Boldface type, used in sales catalogues, to distinguish horses that have won or placed in a stakes race. Many sales catalogues have eliminated the use of black type for stakes below a certain monetary level-$15,000 in 1985, $20,000 from 1986-1989 and $25,000 beginning in 1990. If a horse’s name appears in boldface type in a catalogue and in all capital letters, it has won at least one black-type event. If it appears in boldface type and capital and lower case letters, it was second or third in at least one black-type event. Black type was awarded to fourth-place finishers in races before Jan. 1, 1990.
http://www.equibase.com/newfan/glossary-full.cfm#B
Obviously the no-blacktype-for-cheap-purses rule doesn’t apply in Europe.
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