abstract:A handicap race in horse racing is a race in which horses carry different weights, allocated by the handicapper. A better horse will carry a heavier weight, to give him or her a disadvantage when racing against slower horses.
Whiteley held the honorary position of Mayor of Wetwang in East Yorkshire and enjoyed a memorable day at Ripon in 2001 when Mare Of Wetwang won a 10-furlong handicaprace.