1.   He needed this victory to make him a force in the national handicap division.

2.   He has a chance to come back and become a star as a horse in the handicap division with all those races at tracks all over the country.

3.   If he scores at the Spa and stays in North America to race, could he become a leader in the handicap division?

4.   On Saturday, Alphabet Soup continued to dominate the handicap division by winning the San Antonio.

5.   The recent retirement of Silver Charm leaves the handicap division up for grabs.

6.   They are the only two boats of that design entered, leaving race officials no choice but to place them in their own handicap division.

7.   They may not be great horses, but Cigar and Concern, in that order, lead the handicap division.

8.   Waiting for him there would be Lemon Drop Kid, winner of three stright stakes and the leader of the handicap division.