Chris Antley

[Cannon Shell]

The problem with the weights is only a problem because the jockeys say it is. Like Da Hoss said, where do you draw the line? If you are too big and can't make weight naturally then it is YOUR fault if you resort to flipping, not horse racings. The minimum weights have been raised quite a bit. It wasnt long ago in KY if you had a 3 year old who qualified for all the allowances you could get in with 108. Not so any more.

As others have said including Wayne and Pat Day, raising the weights will not help solve the issue of flipping because bigger people will resort to doing it to make weight and those currently doing it wont stop, they will just eat more and in turn flip more.

In the end the horses will pay the price.

[whodey17]

I agree with DaHoss and Cannon. However, I think weights should be considered in order to keep up with the pattern of people becoming physically larger.

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The problem with the weights is only a problem because the jockeys say it is. Like Da Hoss said, where do you draw the line? If you are too big and can't make weight naturally then it is YOUR fault if you resort to flipping, not horse racings. The minimum weights have been raised quite a bit. It wasnt long ago in KY if you had a 3 year old who qualified for all the allowances you could get in with 108. Not so any more.

As others have said including Wayne and Pat Day, raising the weights will not help solve the issue of flipping because bigger people will resort to doing it to make weight and those currently doing it wont stop, they will just eat more and in turn flip more.

In the end the horses will pay the price.

Chuck,

I've heard both sides of the argument, but this is the part of the argument I don't understand. A horse is a rather big animal. How would an added 2 - 4 pounds hurt a horse?
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As far as the jockey weights in general. I'm not buying the notion that people are getting fatter. There were fat people 100 years ago. Even though Hossy and others bring up the point that flipping will still occur no matter what the weight is, I just feel that they should still raise it. Maybe it will increase the jockey pool. What's wrong with that? The bottom line is 110-112 lbs. is not a normal weight for 98% of the human population. I'd just like to see them give it a try and let the facts speak for themself.