Scale of Weights

Scale of Weights
Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
4 Furlongs
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	105	108	111	114	114
3	117	117	119	119	121	123	125	126	127	128	129	129
4	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130
5+	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130
6 Furlongs
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	102	105	108	111	111
3	114	114	117	117	119	121	123	125	126	127	128	128
4	129	129	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130
5+	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130	130
8 Furlongs
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	96	99	102	102
3	107	107	111	111	113	115	117	119	121	122	123	123
4	127	127	128	128	127	126	126	126	126	126	126	126
5+	128	128	128	128	127	126	126	126	126	126	126	126
10 Furlongs
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	101	101	107	107	111	113	116	118	120	121	122	122
4	125	125	127	127	127	126	126	126	126	126	126	126
5+	127	127	127	127	127	126	126	126	126	126	126	126
12 Furlongs
2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	98	98	104	104	108	111	114	117	119	121	122	122
4	124	124	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126
5+	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	126
16 Furlongs
3	96	96	102	102	106	109	112	114	117	119	120	120
4	124	124	126	126	126	126	126	125	125	124	124	124
5+	126	126	126	126	126	126	126	125	125	124	124	124
In races of intermediate distances, the weights for the shorter distance shall be carried.

You have probably seen a race written as "weight for age" or "scale of weights". So what exactly determines what is
weight for age or scale of weights? It is a document first formulated in 1898 and has not been changed in over 100
years. It was an attempt to keep the weight carried to a reasonable level based upon the age of the runner and the
distance of the race. Here is the official Scale of Weights: