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The group Collectif Handicaps, an umbrella group for more than 50 organizations advocating for disabled rights, announced hours before the conference in Paris that it would not take part.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2023

Beaten by a nose in both the 1937 and 1938 Santa Anita Handicaps, Seabiscuit beats Kayak II by one-half length to retire as the leading money-winning horse in the world.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2020

Handicaps are designed to rank players and to make it easier for weak players to compete against strong ones.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2019

Handicaps are only comparable to tees played and the SSS, not par.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2015

There had been a rider switch on Ligaroti—perhaps Howard had talked his son into going with another jockey—and Workman was suddenly available for the San Antonio and Santa Anita Handicaps.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand