horse racing

noun

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

Example Sentences

Jeff Siegel, a major player on the Southern California horse racing scene for more than half a century, died at his home in Duarte on Saturday after an extended battle with cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

British horse racing will stage a one-day strike on Wednesday in protest against the government's proposed tax rise on betting on the sport.

From BBC

Haru Urara, the mare who won over horse racing enthusiasts in Japan and abroad with her perpetual losing streak, has died.

From Los Angeles Times

“I would hold up the sports section and ask which story that was in the section should have been on the front page and wasn’t. Invariably, it was a Christine horse racing story.”

From Los Angeles Times

British horse racing will go on strike on 10 September, taking the unprecedented action of refusing to race in protest against the Government's proposed tax rise on betting on the sport.

From BBC