stake race
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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
Staked Plain, stakeholder, stakeholder pension, stake horse, stakeout, stake race, stake truck, Stakhanov, Stakhanovism, Stakhanovite, stalactiform
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