Affirmed was better without the age difference. In Oct 3yr and 4yr are equal in sprints and less than one length apart in routes. Tommy Trottter gave Affirmed a nine pound burden where weight for age would be 5. Ace NY State handicapper saw Affirmed better by more that the age gap.
Bid`s will to run that day was broken Affirmed was too fast for him.
Three yr olds beat 4 year olds 75% of the time. Look it up in a handicapping book
