Question on weights and Zenaytta

[covelj70]

Apologies if we have covered this here before but I don\'t remember it.

Z spotted 9 pds to St T.  

Is 9pds the same for all horses?

Z weighs several hundred pounds more than St. T to begin with so what is 9 more pounds?

Said another way, carrying an extra 9 pounds should theoretically be a bigger negative for St. T than for Z, no?

This is in no way, shape or form intended to diminish anything that Z is doing.  I love her and find her amazing.

Rather, this is an attempt to think about whether I should discount weight assignments on huge horses (fillies or colts) in the future.  

Thoughts?  And again I apologize if this has been discussed before.

[TGJB]

5 pounds = 1 point is an average. We could fine tune it if they gave us the weights of the horses, but they don\'t.

[covelj70]

so it\'s theorectically ok for me to make some of my own adjustments when I know there\'s a very significant discrepency in the size of the horses?

Z is one of the biggest mares to hit the racetrack in a long time.  Her size and weight could be one of the main reasons that she always looks vulnerable on TG weight adjusted figures yet she never looses.

Maybe 5 pds = 1 point for the average horse but for a horse than weighs 30% more than the average horse, there\'s not as much impact.

I know it\'s a slippery slope but I am just saying in theory, there\'s no issue with my thought process here?

[jimbo66]

I don\'t know about this correlation between Zenyatta\'s size and her ability/speed.

I keep gaining weight and it isn\'t making me any faster..........

[covelj70]

Jimbo, an absolute classic.

In my case, I just wish it were as cool for me to be 30% above average weight as it is for Z!

[TGJB]

No issue with the general theory.

[covelj70]

cool, thanks very much, this could (emphasize COULD) help me alot in the future, much appreciated.