Re: Some thoughts in support of Grade One Handicap Races (631 Views)
Date: February 11, 2004 03:52PM
You all do realize that some people believe that weight does not matter! I do not believe that and I'm certain no one around here believes it either, but there's a huge number of otherwise very sharp handicappers that think it's a non-issue.
Furthermore, from a betting perspective, many of those that concede it is a factor in determining the outcome of races believe it is overrated on the board. They believe that given two horses of equal ability with one carrying more weight, the higher weighted horse is a better value more often than the other way around.
Finally, some people think horses have varying weight carrying ability that is not related exactly to size.
Not sure how you resolve an issue on which outside the TG world there is very little consensus.