agree with you silverwings nowadays it is more of an old mans game but i'm trying to get my kids involved by letting them each choose a youngbird and seeing which does best, last season my eldest daughter chose the best one she's 8 my other daughter 5 picked what i believe will be the best yearling hen while my son 7 chose one that carded one week and was gone the next my wife also chose one it was 3rd club one week lost following week but still got nestmate which carded twice i believe that if you try and make it a family thing that you will have members for the future , PS i wasn't allowed outside on a race day till i was about 7 but was still allowed in loft b4 that