who else is running, anyone with any shot ?

exactly what i want to know.

Still not understanding you.

:eek: Uh oh, I hear the PETA people coming after you...

Sorry, I should have expanded on my comment. First let me remove my comment about the cat. Next really my comment is based soley on the wagering aspect rather than running the actual race itself. I promise to be more global in future posts.:o

no you are completely correct.

The wagering aspect doesn't make any horse in the race more likely to win, though. Curlin could go off at 1,000-1 odds or 1-1,000 odds and it won't make a ticky's worth of difference how he runs his race. The weight assignments are to give each of the horses a better shot at winning. All the odds are is the betting public's opinion of who is going to win.

I bet Albarado is thinking, "Score! I get to eat lunch!" :)

Where is this string of handicap races that Curlin is going to run in? Most major races for older horses are weight for age. The days of Kelso running in a series of handicp races constantly picking up weight are over. Does anyone think if Curlin carried 132 lbs. instead of 126 lbs. his odds would be different?

To me it's not how much weight a horse carries as much as how much he/she is spotting the field, in the TC races for instance they all carry the same weight w/weight allowance for females. But essentially they are all on a level palying field. To me the ultimate test for a horse is spotting large amounts of weight to other horses and being able to overcome the disadvantage. Ie. Forego to mention one horse that comes to mind.