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donkey derby

British  

noun

  1. a race in which contestants ride donkeys, esp at a rural fête

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In Surrey, Leatherhead Lions Club said its annual bank holiday donkey derby would no longer include the donkeys or a dog show "for the welfare and comfort of the animals".

From BBC • May 25, 2026

My first ever autograph was Paul Daniels at the donkey derby in Great Yarmouth.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2014

In the Coral Island amusement arcade, a woman in a wheelchair is locked in her own eternal dance with a fruit machine, and my horse performs wretchedly in the donkey derby.

From The Guardian • Aug. 27, 2010

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