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Along with fitness and class in handicapping horse racing when picking a winner~  age and sex does play a factor in this as well.

Age

In relation to the fitness of a horse age does play a huge factor in this. A horse is an animal and the trainers job is to get him physically fit and try to keep him there. The horse is going to get older and go through times when it needs rest or has injuries to bounce back from. The horse will physically decline as well until they are no longer able to perform. A younger horse will hold form longer and bounce back from a dueling race better than an older horse will. Horses reach their peak racing career between the ages four and five. A four year old that has been away for 6 months with solid workouts can be ready to compete. An older horse after a layoff like that is not likely to be in peak condition.

I make it a general rule in betting on horse racing to discount any horse past the age of 7 that has been laid off for 2 months or more. A horse that is 4 and had a bad race could bounce back more quickly than one who is 8 and might be on a downward trend and should be avoided. Its good to take more chances with younger horses when taking age in conjunction with workouts and past races. A 5 year old making the first start of the season might be in his prime and worth noting.

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Sex

The sex of the horse tells us more about the class of he is in oppose to fitness. I believe that females can race against males with no problem at the same level in lower class races. As racing gets more competitive I feel that females do not fair quite so well. In a Handicap race I would have to put my money on the male horses but I would pay no attention at the average track with your average race.

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