racehorse

American

[rays-hawrs] / ˈreɪsˌhɔrs /

noun

a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.

racehorse British

/ ˈreɪsˌhɔːs /

noun

a horse specially bred for racing

"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

Etymology

Origin of racehorse

First recorded in 1620–30; race ¹ + horse

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racehorse

Police are looking for the thieves and the bronze racehorse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

"We want something sort of like a racehorse, a little bit high strung, a little bit forward -- something that's got a heart, that's going to run."

From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026

The victim was staying at a holiday cottage near to Williams's racehorse training centre.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026

The Escalade IQ looks like the coffin of a prized racehorse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

Then she was running all out toward the car, and I had a foot on the accelerator and a foot on the brake, and the Chrysler felt at that moment like a Thoroughbred racehorse.

From "Paper Towns" by John Green

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