The Effect of Age on Thoroughbred Racing Performance

Using a dataset of 274 male Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States, we study the effect of age on racing performance. Beyer speed figures, which are uniform measures of racing performance across distance and racing surface, are utilized in this study. A system of equations is estimated to dete...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: GRAMM, Marshall, MARKSTEINER, Ryne
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society of Equine Science 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4013968/