Australian Racing

[monistee]

I've been watching Australian racing, and I noticed there two year olds ran last year. So my question is, do there horses age a year every January. If not when! Thanks :confused:

[monistee]

What I should of said "there 2 year olds from last year, are two year olds this year."
This horse trailed as a 2 year old in September 2009 and is running as a 2 year old this year.
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Where Izzy (125)
Owner: G G Slattery, Mrs E P Slattery, P J Slattery, Mrs C M Slattery & T J Slattery
Black, Red Diamond, White Armbands, Red And White Quartered Cap
Tim Clark
7 to 2 2yo b Gelding
Sire: Techrico (NZ)
Dam: Magic Charm
Dam Sire: Magic Ring (IRE)
Trainer: G G Slattery (Gosford)

LIFE 0: 0- 0- 0
Trk 0: 0- 0- 0
Dist 0: 0- 0- 0
fast 0: 0- 0- 0
good 0: 0- 0- 0
dead 0: 0- 0- 0
slow 0: 0- 0- 0
heavy 0: 0- 0- 0
DateCourse SOTClass Dst S1 S2RtimeSR St S 6f 4f Trn FPMrgJockey (PP) Wt (lbs) Off
15Sep09ROS-M GD 2yo Btria Mdn 42 f :57 3/ - - - 2 - hh J Parr (3) 1- Praecido, 2- Where Izzy, 3- Tawny Eagle
Comment: First Start. By Techrico - Magic Charm. Ran 1/2 nk 2nd Praecido 900m R'hill Barier Trl Sep 15

[illinoisbred]

In Australia a horses birthday falls on August 1st. The 2 yr. olds you're seeing now will be 3 then.

[cj]

I believe that is true of all Southern Hemisphere racing. The breeding season is different because the seasons are different. This is why race like the UAE Derby are for 3 year olds and 4 year olds if bred in the Southern Hemisphere.

[broadreach]

Their richest and most prestigious 2 year old race 'The Golden Slipper' is worth AUD $2million to the winner and isn't far away in about 8 weeks.

[nearco]

In Aus horses age up on the 1st Aug. In the rest of the southern hemisphere they age on Jul 1st, which makes more sense as it's exactly 6 months transposed from the northern hemisphere date of 1st Jan. Not sure why the Aussies do it differently.

[46zilzal]

Many poor stallions that stand in Japan are shuffled down there for stud duty which amounts to year round. no wonder so many die young.

[Cardus]

Aussie trainers run their two-year-olds earlier than trainers here. A two-year-old might run beginning the third month of a racing season.

[misscashalot]

Aussie trainers run their two-year-olds earlier than trainers here. A two-year-old might run beginning the third month of a racing season.

Don't they still run races at Aiken for untested babies in March?

[Cardus]

Don't they still run races at Aiken for untested babies in March?

I think that's true.

The Aussie races, though, are "official" races in that they are carded as pari-mutual races. I seem to remember noticing that two-year-olds Down Under can begin their careers a little bit earlier than our two-year-olds.

[Judge Gallivan]

In Aus horses age up on the 1st Aug. In the rest of the southern hemisphere they age on Jul 1st, which makes more sense as it's exactly 6 months transposed from the northern hemisphere date of 1st Jan. Not sure why the Aussies do it differently.

I think in South Africa horses age up on the 1st of August as well.

[monistee]

Thanks for the info everyone. :ThmbUp: