bazdev wrote:
When u get a 2 yr old with the potential bar 8/10 full, would that change as he ages or should I move on my 2 year olds who dont have much potential?? Having a few that have very poor constitution and not much Potential despite breeding 2 monsters together, it's so frustrating
Some observations.
The realised/absolute potential bar never goes up between 2 and 3 as far as I have seen. I have seen the realised potential decrease though whilst the absolute potential stays the same.
Between 3 and 5 years of age the realised and absolute potential bars increase moreso from 3 to 4 and less from 4 to 5. After the realised potential decreases.
Some horses never realise their absolute potential. The majority of horses I see at 2 which don't realise their absolute potential never do so even by 5. I've seen the odd horse that will achieve this by 5 years of age.
Personally I discard a lot of horses where the realised potential is much less than the absolute potential.