horse race
Americannoun
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horse races
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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.
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s weekly politics newsletter for closely monitoring the horse race between Trump’s approval rating and the Washington, D.C., temperature in Celsius.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Duke of York Stakes, a horse race run each year at York, is now the Minster Stakes.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Winning the Derby changes anyone’s life, but it’s magnified when you make history, as DeVaux did by becoming the first female trainer to win the world’s most famous horse race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s still unclear who is winning the horse race, as there has been no public polling yet.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Getting out of trouble with Ms. Wockley for pretending to be in a horse race.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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