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
It’s still unclear who is winning the horse race, as there has been no public polling yet.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s Kentucky Derby Day, also known as the day everyone waits around for eight hours to watch a two-minute horse race.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
It was officially the second-largest crowd ever to attend a horse race in America, but because the record tally, at the Kentucky Derby, was famously exaggerated, the attendance at this hundred-grander was undoubtedly the largest.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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