On the 1st of January the Minimum weight increased from 53 to 54kg.

Still gunna be the same spread but starting from the higher base.

More work for you weight rating & Database people .

Cheers

I guess its a result of jockeys getting larger.

They really need to have a higher avg weight then and much higher then the 56 odd kilos at the moment. Make the average weight 60 kilos and the top weights get up to 65-70 kilos and then weight may once again become a major factor in handicapping.

15-20 kilos difference would be a good idea imo for handicap races between top weight and bottom weight.

Totally agree!

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Could be worse. They use robotic jockeys for camel racing in the middle-east. Started out weighing around 18 kg now weigh around 3kg!

LOL

And they look like this:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/298...race-kuwait.htm