= wild goose chase, n.

A kind of horse race or sport in which the second or any succeeding horse had to follow accurately the course of the leader (at a definite…

a race for a bell.

Any of various traditional horse races held in particular Italian towns; esp. one held every July and August in the city of Siena. Also: the cloth or…

plural in Horse Racing, Coursing, etc., the sums of money staked or subscribed by the owners who enter horses or dogs for a contest, the whole to be…

a racecourse (cf. sense 2).

Horse Racing. A race in which a designated umpire or official determines, according to the horses' known or assumed ability, what weight has to be…

Sporting. Used attributively. In give and take plate, a prize for a race in which the horses which exceed a standard height carry more, and those…

Originally: a prize won in a race or contest in which the whole of the stakes contributed by the competitors are taken by the winner or by a…

A horse race across country or on a made course with artificial fences, water-jumps, and other obstacles. Formerly, a race having a church…

a heat of a one-mile race.

= steeplechase, n.

Horse Racing. Used attributively with the meaning ‘for heavyweight riders’, as Welter Cup, Welter Stakes; welter handicap, welter race. Also ellip…

attributive as trotting-match, trotting-race, trotting-sulky, trotting-term (see trot, v. 2), trotting-track, trotting-turf.

Horse Racing. A short quick run or race on horseback.

Sport (esp. Horse Racing). A contest in which, through absence of competitors, the winner has merely to ‘walk over’ the finish line.

= steeplechase, n.

Horse Racing. (See quot. 1842 and to set to 6c at set, v.1 phrasal verbs 2.)

(in British India) an amateur steeplechase.

a race over clear and level ground, as opposed to hurdle-racing or steeple-chasing.

A trotting-race. In plural (colloquial, originally Australian and New Zealand), a series of trotting-races held at a fixed time on a regular course.

University slang. A steeplechase; also, a walk taken for the sake of exercise, a ‘constitutional’.

Horse Racing. A race run in order to test a horse's speed, stamina, fitness, etc.; a trial race. Also: a test of a horse's ability to keep pace…

Horse Racing. A race for two-year-old horses. Frequently attributive.

a race in which the superiority of the winner is designedly not displayed till near the end of the course; also figurative.

a trotting match.

a horse race the condition of entry to which is that the winner must be sold at a price previously fixed; also figurative.

That passes or travels swiftly, that passes by rapidly or rushes along; rapid. flying leap: a running jump. flying handicap, flying mile: one in…

Short for steeplechase, n., frequently attributive.

That passes or travels swiftly, that passes by rapidly or rushes along; rapid. flying leap: a running jump. flying handicap, flying mile: one in…

U.S. Horse Racing. A race that acts as preparation for a more important competition; a preliminary race.

a race for horses which are to be sold after the race; so selling chase, selling handicap, selling stakes, selling sweepstakes: see the nouns.

Horse Racing. A point-to-point race.

A selling race. colloquial.

In Horse Racing, a predetermined or ‘fixed’ race, or the winner of it. Hence loosely, a horse which is a certain winner.

a single bet placed on the winners of two (often consecutive) races in a single day's racing; (also) the two races designated as eligible for such…

Horse Racing (originally Irish English). A flat race run under National Hunt rules, designed to give competitive experience to novice horses…

A French horse race at which this method prevails.