How the evidence is read
PedigreePulse is built around current Elite Winner evidence. The aim is not to make every pedigree fit one formula, but to show which signals reinforce each other and how they should be read by category.
Current Elite Winner evidence
The Elite Winner benchmark is the live reference layer. It tracks recorded elite / Pattern race outcomes and uses that evidence to interpret pedigree structure, distance profile, family lines and recurring trends.
Race Output and Best Fit
Race Output records what the horse achieved. Best Fit is the pedigree projection. Differences between them are not automatically negative; they may show speed stretching out, stamina expressing earlier, or sire influence changing the raw profile.
Pedigree Value Index
PVI means Pedigree Value Index. It is PedigreePulse’s dosage-context measure, scaled to make the value more useful inside the Elite Winner framework. It supports the overall interpretation but does not decide the pedigree alone.
PP Score
PP Score is the combined PedigreePulse score across the approved evidence stack. It should be interpreted by category: a sprint pedigree and a staying pedigree are not expected to win points in exactly the same way.
Why Category Fit matters
The benchmark suggests speed horses can succeed with different reinforcement needs than middle-distance or staying horses. Category Fit keeps the interpretation fair by comparing the horse to the type of pedigree it is most likely to represent.
The foundation of the pedigree
The tail-female line is treated as foundational. PedigreePulse keeps exact families separate because a branch such as 9-f may behave differently from 9-e or 9-c. Broad roll-ups can hide useful production differences.
Rasmussen Factor
RF highlights repeated female-line reinforcement through a key mare on both sides of the pedigree. It matters because it can show a deliberate concentration of proven female influence. Ideal RF is stronger than merely present RF, but it is always read with the rest of the page.
Sire × damsire evidence
Nick evidence shows sire × damsire combinations represented in the current 2024–2026 Elite Winner benchmark. It is current-benchmark evidence, not a claim that the figure represents all-time historical strength.
Elite Rare Trend Signals
ELiRTS highlights rare line-breeding past-success patterns. A one-star signal is still worth noting because it is uncommon; higher star counts show increasingly rare benchmark representation.
Production context
Sire production evidence is used as context, especially for distance and maturity profile. It does not erase the individual pedigree, but it can support or explain how the horse’s profile is likely to express.
Why results can change
PedigreePulse updates as the database updates. New elite winners, family-line evidence, sire data, nicks and rare-trend signals can alter the interpretation over time.
What the methodology does not claim
The methodology identifies evidence and context. It does not guarantee future outcome, sale price, breeding performance or physical quality.