stake race

American  

Or stakes race

noun

Horse Racing.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of stake race

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

At Pimlico he introduced the unprecedented policy of a stake race every day, removed the famed infield hillock that obstructed the spectators' view, and inaugurated the Pimlico Special to determine the Horse of the Year.

From Time Magazine Archive

New Orleans' first stake race was run 104 years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

First stake race of Saratoga's season went, appropriately, to Fitter Pat, whose owner, William Woodward, is chairman of The Jockey Club.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a stake race, the show goes on even if there is only one performer.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the watchers it was as exciting as a stake race.

From Thoroughbreds by Fraser, William Alexander