Question about carrying weight

Originally Posted by whorstman

How much difference is there say between a horse that may carry 121 as opposed to one carrying 114? I know its a difference of 7lbs(cause I'm smart ), but really, does it matter all that much?

I would say that it depends on the situation...I'm not a huge weight guy, but I would say in general that 7lbs. is probably enough weight to mean a little something...Now, how much depends on the scenario...I bet a bhorse at CD that made me nervous for the first time in a while because of his weight...it was a Neil Howard maiden named STUDENT COUNCIL last Wednesday and this colt was carrying 122 against other maidens who were also had good form that were carrying 114 and I thought that such little may have seperated then to where if they got in a stretch dual the weight may have matter (just because none of them had ever won before)....Thankfully, Student Councill got the job done easily but I will admit it made me think about it for the first time.

With all of this being stated, I would probably only take weight into account if it is around 6-10 lbs. difference AND you were really having a difficult time seperating a couple of horses based on the rest of your handicapping formula...outside of that, I don't put much stock into weight...