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stake race

American

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.

Etymology

Origin of stake race

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

While he never won a rich stake race himself, Hugable Tom served as Alydar's "rabbit" in the Flamingo, burning out the field per orders.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

If I could ever get her safely away from the post in a stake race, yes; sure as anything on earth.

From The Garden of Eden by Brand, Max

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