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Perfect and Top Notch Producers are NOT cap. At least, in the way that this game defines cap. Perfect horses are the best breeding quality that a foundation can have, naturally. In a way, that is "cap," but not in this game. It is simply the best breeding quality of horses that you can create at the foundation level.

Same for exceptional. Not cap. However, they are a boost upwards of perfect horses. These are not "natural" horses, and have been given a boost, and are one level up from "perfect." You cannot create these just by using "create a horse" and would have to boost them using a 5% boost.

Ok, so what is cap? Cap is the highest breeding level that you can reach by breeding, no boosts. These will be **star and **gold horses. BUT, not all ** horses are cap. If you strictly breed, and don't use any boosts, you can reach cap by the 6th generation.

I also understood that a cap ability horse bred to another cap ability horse will always produce the best that generation can produce

This is wrong. ALL breeding pairs will have a range of foals they can create. You will always get foals that are equal, worse than, or superior to the parents. Yes, cap horses (in the correct definition) will still produce lower-quality horses.

therefore, if a foal comes out to be anything below that either one or both parent's can't be cap.

Because of the reasons above, no. :) So your horses are perfect, not cap, and are producing normally.

Feel free to ask more questions if any of this doesn't make sense!