New Posts For Thread: When does weight for age favour the 3yo'shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yosThere is a time when the 3yo's getting the weight allowance have a big advantage but I've forgotten when it is. Can someone kidnly remind me and advise when it reverts back to the older horses?It hasn't changed much down the yearshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565460451#565460451It hasn't changed much down the yearsTue, 30 Jun 2026 09:30:58 -0500still couple of weeks yet, i've been monitoring closelyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565460391#565460391still couple of weeks yet, i've been monitoring closelyTue, 30 Jun 2026 08:42:08 -0500Horses are trained differently and more forward at an early age and continuely bred to be earlier types.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565460385#565460385Horses are trained differently and more forward at an early age and continuely bred to be earlier types.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:37:26 -0500the good older horses are moved on so the 3-y-o's often meet older horses weighted up to or beyond their best. The scale isn't wrong. You see it most clearly in the top races. Ombudsman and Calandagan would beat all but exceptional 3-y-o's.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565460337#565460337the good older horses are moved on so the 3-y-o's often meet older horses weighted up to or beyond their best. The scale isn't wrong. You see it most clearly in the top races. Ombudsman and Calandagan would beat all but exceptional 3-y-o's.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:49:00 -0500varies by crop surely ?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565457615#565457615varies by crop surely ?Mon, 29 Jun 2026 06:35:08 -0500July.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565457527#565457527July.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:21:35 -0500Mark Prescott timehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565456367#565456367Mark Prescott timeSun, 28 Jun 2026 11:28:29 -0500John Smith Cup Timehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=565456173#565456173John Smith Cup TimeSun, 28 Jun 2026 10:35:57 -0500when i was a youngster the general rule was that in the eclipse a top class 4yo would beat a top class 3 yo but when you got to the King George it marginally favoured the younger horse.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=501004585#501004585when i was a youngster the general rule was that in the eclipse a top class 4yo would beat a top class 3 yo but when you got to the King George it marginally favoured the younger horse.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:10:45 -0500''ribotmanSo the weight for age system that has lasted succeesfully for a century and more is flawed?'Maybe its changed.Horses are trained differently and more forward at an early age and continuely bred to be earlier types.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/27937309/when-does-weight-for-age-favour-the-3yos?post_id=501001681#501001681''ribotmanSo the weight for age system that has lasted succeesfully for a century and more is flawed?'Maybe its changed.Horses are trained differently and more forward at an early age and continuely bred to be earlier types.Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:44:20 -0500