Answer: handicaps

AnswerCrossword Clue
HANDICAPSHorse races.
HANDICAPSImpedes.
HANDICAPSHeadgear within easy reach?
HANDICAPSRates racehorses
handicapsThe number of strokes by which a golfer normally exceeds par for a course (used as a method of enabling players of unequal ability to compete with each other)
handicapsThe extra weight to be carried in a race by a racehorse on the basis of its previous performance to make its chances of winning the same as those of the other horses
handicapsHANDICAP, to hinder (to impede (to retard by obstructing))
handicapsA disadvantage imposed on a superior competitor in sports such as golf, horse racing, and competitive sailing in order to make the chances more equal
handicapsA condition that markedly restricts a person's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially
handicapsA race or contest in which such a disadvantage is imposed
handicapsA circumstance that makes progress or success difficult