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HANDICAP WEIGHT [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

The weight carried by a horse in a handicap race.

CONT

Racing secretary and handicapper. ... Observes races to study ability and form of horses and to verify selection of entries and assignments of handicap weights.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Désavantage de poids, de distance, etc., imposé à un concurrent.

CONT

Secrétaire de courses et handicapeur. [...] Observe les courses pour étudier l'endurance et la forme physique des chevaux, et pour s'assurer du bien-fondé du choix des inscrits, et du poids de handicap qui leur a été attribué.

PHR

Un handicap de trois kilos.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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