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

Example Sentences

Now the "selling race" is an institution devised and created for the protection of owners against owners, the theory being to prevent the running of horses out of their proper class.

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

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 Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)

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

From Thoroughbreds by Fraser, William Alexander

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 Moore, George (George Augustus)

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 Van Loan, Charles E. (Charles Emmett)