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For bootstrapping, I can't help with a stud on this server (my BS herds are on Forest), but I can sorta answer questions!
When you're bootstrapping, the goal is to get a really high quality stud, breed him to whatever mares you have available, and improve your whole stock from there. You'd usually run Breeding Advice on the colts and skip BA on your fillies - when I started bootstrapping, I kept any Blue-papered fillies intact (even though they absolutely would have failed BA), and bred them back to my Star stud. Once you get a generation or two into that, you'll probably mostly have Gold fillies. Meanwhile, all the colts that fail BA will probably be solid show-babies: toss 'em in a barn to earn their oats.
Personally, I ignore PT for the most part, since it's not 1:1 showing:breeding ability (horse A can be a better breeder than horse B, but have a lower PT score). I comp-test my studs, sell or snip any that're worse than their sire & most of the AGAs, until I get a Superior son, then everyone else gets sold/snipped.
For the mares, once it's all Golds, I usually will look at their foals' paper-levels & PT scores as a basis for culling, because comp-testing all the mares would get expensive (and also time-consuming) - it's not a 100% method, but it more or less works. (For example, if Jane the Mare had two A-papered colts, a Star, a Blue filly, and two Golds... but Annie the Mare had two Star colts, a Blue filly, and three Golds, I'd keep Annie over Jane.) I do also go back and run BA on my previous-best stud's fillies when I have a new "best" stud. Some players keep an eye on how many of their colts are passing BA & start running BA on their fillies when it reaches a ratio they're OK with. It's all kinda personal preference!
Bootstrapping has a lot going on & can definitely be confusing and overwhelming at first. Feel free to message me if you have more questions! (I'm not great about checking the forum >.> ...but I am happy to help if I can!)

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