horse racing

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

As she was falling in love with horse racing, there were women in the industry working as owners, trainers and even riders who exercised the animals and rode them before races.

From The Wall Street Journal

Live horse racing has an average takeout of 20% but it varies by type of bet.

From Los Angeles Times

My cousin Miguel, who I had met maybe three, four times in my life, had come to Kentucky to make a horse racing movie and he got me a job as an extra.

From Los Angeles Times

But horse racing is decades past the days when spectators lined up to watch the sport.

From Los Angeles Times

Days later, the Cheltenham horse racing festival goes ahead and Atletico Madrid fans are allowed to fly from Spain to Liverpool to watch their team play in the Champions League.

From BBC