Talk:Age of racehorses

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This page really should not exist, particularly considering there is no discussion of the controversies surrounding horseracing and the incredibly early age that training begins. From what I've seen so far, none of the horseracing articles are very "pro" and therefore biased. I'd like to see someone with some neutrality come through and fix up the whole category. -jett

Why should controversies about the sport be in "Age of racehorses", the article is about a completely different topic. Would you mind specifying what you call "biased"? Thanks. Malc82 15:47, 12 July 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Copyedit needed

Examples (apart from the general rough writing)

1) a criteria (criteria is plural)

2) Why is height of a pony tacked on?

3) If a horse has a trip to another hemisphere can its notional age change? What would happen near the equator? There surely are rules for those cases.

4) Is the list of races relevant? In what land/s are they run?

5) Gelding seems of no relevance to "Age of racehorses"--SilasW 21:21, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyedit done

I have done some copyediting and clarifications. Let me address some of the examples you mentioned:

  • 1 and 2 - solved
  • 3 - the offical birthday is determined by where a horse was bred and stays the same regardless in which hemisphere the horse currently is. Some tracks which expect horses of both hemispheres to compete in their races (most prominently Nad Al Sheba Racecourse) will declare races "for 4yo Northern hemisphere breds and 3yo Southern hemisphere breds", usually assigning differnet weights to both groups. I'm sure that racing countries on the equator, such as Brazil or Indonesia, have regulations to make sure that all their horses are counted as belonging to the same hemisphere.
  • 4 - The list makes clear that some of the most prestigious races are run amongst younger horses, so it might be best if it stays.
  • 5 - it's useful to let that stay. If only colts and fillies would be mentioned one obvious question for the passing reader would be "What about geldings?".

Malc82 11:04, 18 July 2007 (UTC)