Matings bought
The history of your mating purchases: which stallion, from whom, how many, and at what price.
As for horses, this screen lists only concluded purchases. And it must not be confused with Matings available, which is something else entirely.
Two screens that get confused, and the difference
- Matings available, in the Breeder menu: the rights you still hold and that are waiting for a mare, with their use deadline. It is a working list, and it empties as you use it.
- Matings bought, here: the trace of your purchases, which never gets erased — whether they were used, or whether they expired without serving.
In other words, the first says what you have left to do, the second what you have done.
Reading a line
- The stallion, his name leading to his card — handy long afterwards, when one wants to see again the birth genetics of a foal's sire.
- The seller, clickable.
- The type of sale, the purchase date, the quantity and the price for one.
The sort starts on the date, and the filters bear on the type of sale, the stallion's name and the speciality.
What one comes here for
What your breeding costs you. It is the only page that adds it up. Put it beside what your foals sold for, in My foals, and you will know whether your breeding makes money — a question many breeders cannot answer.
What a cross cost. When a foal reveals itself, the question that comes is “how much did I pay for the sire?”. The answer is here, with the date, which lets you link it to the right produce.
Where to look next time. The breeders who sold you the matings that gave your best foals are the ones to follow. Their name is in that column.
The reminder that costs those who ignore it
A mating right is good for 90 days, then it disappears without refund. This history keeps the trace of the purchase, but it will not tell you whether the right was used — for that, it is Matings available that has to be looked at, and regularly.
To buy, see Buy a mating.