Any serious handicapper would doubt the ability to place three winning bets in a row.

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"I do wonder who is applying for the post of UK Handicapper General at the moment, " he said.

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On the face of it, no handicapper in the world would lay odds for the plaintiffs in Dukes v.

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He was at Churchill Downs on Saturday serving as a celebrity handicapper for Derby Experiences, a custom travel program for racing fans.

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Brian Nadeau, handicapper at Horseplayer Now and Brooklyn Backstretch: So the big day is here and there are countless wagering opportunities and bets to be made.

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The race handicapper and judge, Frank Sims, said he was very pleased with the turn-out with over 60 swimmers taking the icy plunge in the early morning mist of central London.

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But there are some moments of magic, such as when -- as a 26 handicapper -- he sank a monster 150-foot putt at the Dunhill Links pro-am in Scotland last October.

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He quoted from Kurt Vonnegut Jr's short story Harrison Bergeron, contained in the novel Welcome To The Monkey House, which says by 2081 "everybody was finally of equal strength intelligence and beauty" due to the "unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General".

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