weight for age
Americannoun
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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
The Doncaster Cup, a weight for age race for three-year-olds and upwards, was established in 1801.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
As the sheriff was old and carried much weight for age, the rough jobs fell to Jake Bush, who did them well.
From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)
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