I've been reading about weight on the Thoroughbred as it relates to handicap racing, but for the life of me I can't remember the formula normally used by the racing secretaries to assign weight to a horse. I can't find a specific reference to it either. As I recall it was something like 1 lb equaled 1/5 of a length or something like that. I know it is not the same as the age to weight scale. Can someone refresh my memory for me?
From the Racing Section, Maxjmom responded that one pound equals one length and that one length equals 1/5 of a second. Additionally, I read on a trainer's site that one second equals four lengths. I think this is right but can someone confirm it for me?
Weight?
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