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It depends. Maxing a horse works on both their breeding ability and their showing ability (PT score). The system will also prevent maxing (not charge you the 5 GMTs) if the horse is already at its maximum potential. We have no numerical value for a horse’s breeding ability, but papering does give us a general range (especially with the new Star/Gold update). Because of this, we don’t always know if maxing is increasing the breeding ability or not.

Most of the time, I would say that, yes, maxing does increase breeding ability, but there’s no guarantee as the horse may already be at the maximum for that but not for showing ability (so the system will still max out the horse)

I would use comparison testing before you go spending 5 GMTs (those things aren’t exactly cheap). Compare to its dam (if it’s a mare) or to one or more unboosted studs of the same paper level (if it’s a stallion). If the horse is testing aga or superior to horses already in your breeding program, I don’t know that maxing would be worth it

Someone please correct me if something above is incorrect

Because your breeding was so uneven that it was impossible for those parents to ever produce an SBA passing foal

@Ammit, not complaining, just letting people know that it's possible