hand-ride
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of hand-ride
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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He was especially conscious of when jockeys would gently hand-ride a horse to victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
The one-time Kentucky Derby favorite breezed to hand-ridden 2 ¾-length victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2019
The winning margin was a hand-ridden 3 ½ lengths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2019
Jockey Eddie Arcaro stung Olympia once with the whip, then gave the form players a chill by hand-riding the horse through the last sixteenth.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the field streaked into the final turn, he urged Affirmed into the lead, whipping, then hand-riding, opening a generous gap that carried Affirmed to the wire an easy winner.
From Time Magazine Archive
A full length is closed, but Clayton settles down to hand-riding again and no more of the gap is closed.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence
That rider, confident of victory, had slipped his quirt over his wrist and was hand-riding his horse when a brief, deep yell of dismay from the crowd made him jerk a glance over his shoulder.
From The Garden of Eden by Brand, Max
Jockey Juan Hernandez used the whip once in the early stretch and then hand-rode him easily to the finish line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Jockey Victor Espinoza hand-rode the horse in the stretch and could have won by whatever distance wanted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2019
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