horse racing

noun

1. an organized sport, closely associated with gambling, in which riders race horses over dedicated courses, often incorporating hurdles.

Example Sentences

And if horse racing endures and survives, it will be the result of an overdue focus on the august animal that defines the pastime.

From The Daily Beast

California Chrome crossed the line in a tie for fourth and the crowd—some fans of horse racing, others of great spectacle—hushed.

From The Daily Beast

His most famous stories are about boxers and horse racing, but he had an affinity for football, too.

From The Daily Beast

It is best known for bourbon and horse-racing, Republican senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, coal mining.

From The Daily Beast

Angry Driver Pulls a Gun Oh, Kentucky, land of horse racing, bourbon, and apparently severe road rage.

From The Daily Beast

It was at this parliament that the famous acts against horse racing and deceitful gaming were passed.

From Project Gutenberg

He frequently combined the pleasures of horse racing with the practice of his profession.

From Project Gutenberg

Next to horse racing these functions draw the greatest crowds.

From Project Gutenberg

Horse-racing and gambling are things you might consider excusable in a young man, even in one meaning to be a minister.

From Project Gutenberg

Card playing, horse-racing and other sports were fashionable and popular and had not abated in 1800 when the Government came.

From Project Gutenberg