Word: handicapped
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Seabiscuit, a four-year-old last year, was champion of the handicap division, had nosed out War Admiral as leading money winner of the year with a total of $168,580; but Seabiscuit had conclusively shown that he could be defeated-as he was four times out of 15 starts. His owner, Charles S. Howard, and many another, however, thought Seabiscuit was the greatest horse in the world...
George DePinto, who captained the victorious Crimson squad, said last night: "From previous contact with Yale boys, we were suspicious of their intentions and methods from the beginning. Our victory is even more valued now that the public is aware of our handicap...
Feature event was the Santa Anita Derby, a $60,000 stake which would get top billing at any other U. S. race track. But at Santa Anita, where everything is colossal, it plays second fiddle to the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap, grand finale of the 57-day meet. As the field of 15 three-year-olds paraded to the post, Sun Egret was the favorite and William du Font's Dauber had a large following; but hunch players and a few sentimentalists were betting on Stagehand, a shiny bay colt owned by Maxwell Howard of Dayton, Ohio...
...Sande-trained Sceneshifter, older brother of Stagehand and a likely choice for this week's Santa Anita Handicap, came close to victory when he placed second to War Admiral in the Belmont Stakes last year...
After returning from the Penn tilt Sunday, the Crimson must go back as far as New York for tonight's game and then after a short stay here rush to Princeton Saturday. Undoubtedly this constant traveling will prove a handicap to the title seeking Cantabs...