horse race
Americannoun
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a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
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any formidable contest or competition.
The primary election is expected to be a horse race among four opponents.
Other Word Forms
- horse racing noun
Example Sentences
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Maybe value can continue to beat growth, but there are speedier steeds in the investing-factor horse race.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Last week the 20-year-old became the first black female British jump jockey to win a UK horse race.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Media outlets, including Barron’s, cited the shifting odds as the process began to resemble a horse race.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Still, the leadership change, announced in early October, was abrupt for a company that conducted a multiyear horse race before appointing Vestberg.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
As we become fluent readers we file away in memory tens of thousands of common word pairs, such as horse race, hunt ducks, cotton clothing, fat people, prime number, old man, and data point.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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