| Any greyhound handicapper can tell you that every | | | | be much more prominent on the program and |
| greyhound is weighed before every race. Their weight | | | | especially in stakes races. |
| is even posted and you can watch them get weighed | | | | While there ARE some 80 pounders at the top |
| through a window, so that you know that it's done with | | | | grades, many more dogs are smaller. As a matter of |
| no funny stuff. | | | | fact, some of the best greyhounds have been on the |
| Obviously, anyone watching this would think, weight is | | | | small side. Some reasons for this might be that smaller |
| a big deal. It's something that can have a big effect on | | | | greyhounds are more able to corner and can slip |
| how you handicap the races, right? One of those | | | | through a crowded pack better than larger dogs can. |
| factors that can predict whether a greyhound is ready | | | | Whether a dog is at its usual weight or a little more or |
| to win. | | | | less doesn't seem to be a factor either, according to |
| Well, if that's what you think, you might want to think | | | | the records. Of course, if a dog has lost more than 2 |
| again. There have been many studies done and all of | | | | pounds, it isn't allowed to run, because this could be a |
| them show that weight has very little effect on a | | | | sign that it's ill. This is the real reason that greyhounds |
| greyhound's performance, even if the dog is a weight | | | | are weighed before every race, by the way. |
| loser. A weight loser is a greyhound that - probably | | | | While weight is always shown for every greyhound |
| because it's so anxious to race - loses weight before | | | | and while most bettors think that it's something they |
| every race. They have WL after their name in the | | | | should pay attention to, most good handicappers don't |
| program and usually are in the earlier races. | | | | take it into consideration. They know that there are |
| One indicator that race isn't a factor in dog racing is | | | | other factors that have much more impact on winning |
| the fact that fewer really heavy dogs dominate the | | | | at the dog track. |
| field. If weight was a real factor, heavier dogs would | | | | |