weight for age

noun

, Horse Racing.

1. the poundage assigned to be borne by a horse in a race, based on the age of the horse.

Example Sentences

“You can tell them Seabiscuit will meet War Admiral anywhere, weight for age, track fast, from a quarter mile to a couple of miles,” he said.

From Literature

Failure to thrive is often applied when a child falls below the fifth percentile of weight for age more than once, or when his or her weight crosses two major percentile lines on a growth chart, according to a 2011 article in the American Family Physician.

From US News

The polls appear to inconsistently weight for age, occasionally releasing old samples, like an Oregon poll with seniors representing 37 percent of the electorate, or a Mississippi Republican primary poll with voters over age 66 representing 59 percent of the electorate, with those 18 to 49 representing just 10 percent.

From New York Times

The following scale of weight for age is published under the sanction of the Stewards of the Jockey Club as a guide to managers of race meetings, but is not intended to be imperative, especially as regards the weights of two-and three-year olds relatively to the old horses in selling races early in the year.

From Project Gutenberg

The Doncaster Cup, a weight for age race for three-year-olds and upwards, was established in 1801.

From Project Gutenberg