Didn't get Breeding pass when I retired my Chocobo

[Duuude007]

Why can't they just say level 40? Nobody would mix that up with race rank or rating. This needs to be fixed.

Level and rank are the same thing. Both unlock potential for more stats and abilities.
Rating and "potential stats average" are the same thing. Which racess you are allowed to race in are based on how good your stats can be. Level would not make sense, considering the rating goes up to 300, but only for pedigree 9. People aren't confusing the two as much as you think.

And you... wasted your money regardless of intent. If you did even a modicum of research from other player experiences, you would know that food is worth jack squat in terms of breeding. Your bird's stats do not carry over to the next generation- the star value is intermixed with the bird you breed it with, which determines whether its potential rating will be higher for each level/rank gained. You really would have been just as successful racing with the 1.5k gil vendor food.