Handicapping 3 And 4 Year-Old Horses

The Following Procedure can give you a handle on playing younger horses, competing against their older rivals:

1. Do not Play 3-year-olds running against older horses;

2. After April 30th, only play 4-year-olds running against older horses if they have earned Qualifying Wins against their older rivals and with similar–or lower–weights assigned to them in the upcoming race;

3. During January through May, not all 3-year-olds have reached their third birthday. Because, the racing industry gives each horse born in a particular year the same birthday (January 1st). However, on January 1, 2006, a 3-year-old born in 2003 that is often considered to have reached its third birthday may actually be a 2-year-old.

Using past performance records from The Daily Racing Form© or websites, such as http://www.pedigreequery.com, to get their actual Dates of Birth (when they were foaled), can be both beneficial and profitable for you. Just play the Qualified 3-year-olds running against the less physically developed horses that are still two.

You can apply the same method for horses that are early 4-year-olds, running against horse that are still three.

Finally, after April 30th, you should take caution not to mistake 3-year-olds for 4-year-olds that are later schedule to run against horses that are actually five years of age or older.”

Jacob A. Harris, the author, is a thoroughbred horse racing software systems developer with 33 years of in depth experience. His expanded biography and product information can be found on http://www.sweeptheraces.com, or you may contact him at: [email protected]