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weight for age

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noun

Horse Racing.
  1. the poundage assigned to be borne by a horse in a race, based on the age of the horse.


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Big Dave L. 26 furlongs, purse $5,100, maiden claiming weight for age $5,000, 3-year-olds and up, fillies and mares.

From Seattle Times Jun. 7, 2010

The types, allowing weight for age, can be found in all the best schoolboy fiction.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You can tell them Seabiscuit will meet War Admiral anywhere, weight for age, track fast, from a quarter mile to a couple of miles,” he said.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

So was I, weight for age; and I dashed wildly after him.

From An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay by Allen, Grant

Ay, and like the racers, I 've got weight for age, besides.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

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