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horse racing

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The 5th Circuit’s ruling neuters a law that Congress enacted in 2020 to impose nationwide standards on the horse racing industry after the existing state-by-state patchwork failed to prevent equine fatalities and corruption scandals.

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Smalls, who moved to London from County Armagh in Northern Ireland two years ago, said he grew up with horse racing and that his uncle was a horse trainer.

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Once famous for a greasy pole-climbing competition that would grant the winner a piglet, past games have included horse racing, hare coursing and shooting.

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A real-estate boom is reshaping the Louisville area that has little to do with horse racing.

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In the distance rose the coliseum and the horse racing arena.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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