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BA is if the foal is a good result from the cross, and SBA is if the foal is better than both parents (or at cap). You can pay for comparison testing to the parent for a lot more money, or you might be bootstrap breeding where you just need papers above the low parent, or you might just need a horse with all the genes to max and boost, but almost always it's worth running BA.

It uses hidden breeding ability numbers you can not see. PT score has no impact on breeding advice.

OK, thanks Ammit. I'm assuming the breeding level affects the averages - lower levels having lower chances of average or above foals, higher levels having higher chances? As I progress beyond foundation levels, I will have more foals pass the test?

Very interesting. So it is designed for even low level horses to have a significantly less than 50% passing rate, and gets harder, but more rewarding, from there? I'm glad to know that the game remains challenging.

Am I right in thinking that a passed BA means the foal is at the average of its parents or better?

From what I have learned here, I will stick with using BA, but only use SBA when both parents are of similar quality, as it seems almost impossible to pass if one parent is significantly better than the other.

"Am I right in thinking that a passed BA means the foal is at the average of its parents or better?"

Not quite. It's a better than average foal FOR those parents. It's not based on the average of the parents.

You are spot on about SBA.

OK, thank you so much! That makes things make a lot more sense, and I feel like I can use the tools at hand a little more purposefully.