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Weight for Age (WFA) is a term in
thoroughbred horse racing which is one of the conditions for a race. It means that a horse will carry a set weight in accordance with the Weight for Age Scale. This weight varies depending on the horse’s age, its sex, the race distance and the month of the year. Weight for age races are usually
Group 1 races, races of the highest quality.
WFA is a method of trying to equal out the physical progress which the average thoroughbred racehorse makes as it matures. The thoroughbred matures extremely quickly compared to the human being. By the age of two the horse has achieved 95% of its mature height and weight, and by the end of its third year it'll be fully mature. To allow for this variation in maturity in the context of racing, it's necessary to express it as a function of the weight a horse will carry in a race. It is also necessary to take into account the race distance because stamina comes with maturity, and younger horses are at a greater disadvantage the further they've to run. If no allowance was made, a mature older horse would always beat a younger one.
The principle of WFA was developed by
Admiral Rous, a handicapper with the English
Jockey Club. Rous experimented with weights until he arrived at a relationship between age and maturity, expressed in terms of weight. His original scale has undergone only minor alterations since his work in the 1860s.
Top WFA races
Australia
Ireland
Irish Champion Stakes
Irish St. Leger
Japan
Japan Cup
New Zealand
Kelt Capital Stakes
South Africa
United Kingdom
Golden Jubilee Stakes
Eclipse Stakes
July Cup
Sussex Stakes
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
International Stakes
Nunthorpe Stakes
Sprint Cup
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Champion Stakes
United States
Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Turf
Breeders' Cup Mile
Breeders' Cup SprintFurther Information
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