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Originally Posted by castaway01
How is going through a growth and maturity spurt the same as having an overall advantage?
It's like saying an 18-year-old who started lifting weights three years ago and is seeing big gains can be as physically strong or impressive as a 22-year-old who has been lifting for 7 years. Except in rare cases of genetic freaks (or steroids), if the work put in and physical potential are equal, they can't.
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I think it is an under simplification.
3YOs actually do become better than their elders, IF they are good enough.
The BC Classic is littered with 3YO winners. In the 34 years the BC Classic has been run, here are your winners by age:
3YOs: 12
4YOs: 14
5YOs: 8
Nobody over 5YOs has ever won the race. I have always felt that 4YOs are at their premium racing age, and do handicap towards that belief.
