Foal (general terms )
Horse of either sex from the time of its birth until 1 January the following
year.
All racehorses are given the nominal birthday of January 1st. Thus a "two-year-old"
born in June and one
born in January of the same year are considered to be of the same age for
the purposes of satisfying
the conditions of some races re: weight carried. In reality, the January horse
may be considered to
have a significant advantage in terms of physical development at this early
stage in its career.
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