stake race

or stakes race

noun Horse Racing.

a race in which part of the prize or purse is put up by the owners of the horses nominated to run in the race.

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Origin of stake race

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby stake race

stake a claim, stake boat, stake body, stake horse, stake out, stake race, stake truck, stakeholder, stakeholder pension, stakeout, stakhanov
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