selling race

American  

noun

1. a claiming race at the end of which the winning horse is offered for sale.

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selling race British  

noun

1. a horse race in which the winner must be offered for sale at auction

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Etymology

Origin of selling race

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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selling race

All the racing of the last three years lay within his mind's range; he recalled at will every trifling selling race; hardly ever was he obliged to refer to the Racing Calendar.

From Esther Waters by George (George Augustus) Moore

Satan, a thoroughbred I bought after a selling race at Morphetville, was my second string.

From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by J. M. (Joseph Maria) Gordon

An owner, entering a selling race, must set a price upon his horse—let us say five hundred dollars.

From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

"Running second is always bad business, except in a selling race," retorted his master.

From Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser

It will readily be seen that this system discourages the practice of entering a two-thousand-dollar horse in a five-hundred-dollar selling race, but it also permits a disgruntled owner to revenge himself upon a rival.

From Old Man Curry Race Track Stories by Charles E. (Charles Emmett) Van Loan

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