Racing refers to races between animals, especially horses, or between vehicles.
Mr Honda was himself a keen racing driver in his younger days.
...horse racing.
In that 2.7-litre form it really was a terrific racing car.
racing in British English
(ˈreɪsɪŋ)
adjective
1.
denoting or associated with horse races
the racing fraternity
a racing man
noun
2.
the practice of engaging horses (or sometimes greyhounds) in contests of speed
COBUILD Collocations
racing
endurance racing
heart racing
Examples of 'racing' in a sentence
racing
This is all too common in jump racing.
The Sun (2016)
The spectacle of horse racing there would be amazing.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This is the dark side of motor racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Losing good horses for chunks of the season goes with jump racing like tweed jackets.
The Sun (2016)
First came the motor car and then came motor racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We found a track and employed a racing driver who could set lap times in the cars we filmed there.
The Sun (2016)
This is critical to the future health of British racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The jockey was kicked by another horse and racing was delayed for almost two hours while officials waited for emergency services to arrive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
British racing should be ashamed.
The Sun (2016)
But maybe he simply found it too boring, being a racing driver when the cars aren't allowed to race.
The Sun (2016)
You meet in a place linked to horse racing.
The Sun (2010)
Driving his racing car had called for boldness but not this degree of judgement.
Len Deighton Bomber
But what would the best racing driver in the world want as he heads off into retirement?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
British racing has advanced in this regard but too many key races are still needlessly lost.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Summer jumps racing has been a misconception this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is a great result for racing.
The Sun (2009)
Watching the fuel gauge instead of the rev counter is not proper motor racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The optimum racing line is lost and the lap times fade away into mediocrity.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some breed horses for racing and polo.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But at the same time there is a huge emotion to driving the cars and racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Any racing driver will tell you how special this theatre of speed is.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Jump racing is constantly under a welfare microscope.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It has been around for a long time and the people love their motor racing here.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Its profits are put back into various aspects of horse racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And it handled like a little racing car.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Is it possible to go motor racing for less than it costs to play a round of golf?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
British racing should be tremendously proud.
The Sun (2013)
This is going to be thinking man 's racing.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The moon is visiting your prize chart, adding luck to lottery tickets and racing results.
The Sun (2010)
What a weekend to be a British bike racing fan.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But there is a dreadful paradox in all the horse sports, and jump racing in particular.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
His work as a racing driver, he says, gives him a solid fitness base.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I held the racing line.
The Sun (2015)
And most certainly no adherence to the racing line - otherwise known as driving on the wrong side of the road - while cornering.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
racing
British English: racing NOUN
Racing refers to races between animals, especially horses, or between vehicles.
He was a keen racing driver in his younger days.
American English: racing
Brazilian Portuguese: corrida
Chinese: 动物赛跑比赛 >尤指赛马
European Spanish: carreras
French: courses
German: Rennsport
Italian: corse
Japanese: 競走
Korean: 경주
European Portuguese: corrida
Latin American Spanish: carreras
All related terms of 'racing'
race
A race is a competition to see who is the fastest, for example in running, swimming, or driving.
outrace
to surpass in racing
slipstream
The slipstream of a fast-moving object such as a car, plane , or boat is the flow of air directly behind it.
flat racing
Flat racing is horse racing which does not involve jumping over fences .
racing bike
a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
racing car
a car designed to travel at high speed for taking part in motor car races
racing form
a chart , booklet , etc. containing information, such as past performance, post position, odds , etc., about a program of horse races at a track or number of tracks
road racing
competing in races on roads
slot racing
the activity of racing slot cars
heart racing
If your heart races , it beats very quickly because you are excited or afraid .
horse racing
Horse racing is a sport in which horses ridden by people called jockeys run in races, sometimes jumping over fences .
motor racing
the sport of racing cars or other vehicles
racing career
A career is the job or profession that someone does for a long period of their life.
racing driver
someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
racing green
a dark olive green
racing homer
a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
racing pigeon
a pigeon bred and trained for the sport of pigeon racing
racing yacht
a yacht used in sailing races
track racing
a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track
truck racing
a motor sport in which powerful trucks , without their containers , are raced around a circuit
racing bicycle
a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
racing colours
the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver
racing coverage
The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it.
racing cyclist
a cyclist who takes part in bicycle races
speedway racing
the sport of racing on light powerful motorcycles round cinder tracks
adventure racing
a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines , often running , mountain biking , climbing , kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering
endurance racing
Racing refers to races between animals, especially horses, or between vehicles.
go-cart racing
the sport of riding on karts
greyhound racing
a sport in which a mechanically propelled dummy hare is pursued by greyhounds around a race track
motorcycle racing
organized , competitive races between motorcyclists
powerboat racing
the sport of driving powerboats in racing competitions
racing certainty
a horse considered very likely or certain to win a race
dirt track racing
motorcycle racing on a dirt track
Indy Car racing
a US form of professional motor racing around banked oval tracks
stock car racing
the sport of racing in stock cars
race off
to entice (a person) away with a view to seduction
National Hunt racing
the racing of horses on racecourses with jumps
race car
a car designed to travel at high speed for taking part in motor car races
bicycle race
Sport cycling (sense 2 ) Also : bicycle racing
race car driver
someone who drives a racing car in motor car races
race walking
the sport of rapid , continuous-foot-contact walking , requiring that the trailing foot not be lifted until the other meets the ground and the knee locks momentarily , and executed in an upright , rhythmic stride with the arms usually held bent and high and pumped close to the body
drag race
a type of motor race in which specially built or modified cars or motorcycles are timed over a measured course
sack race
a race in which the competitors ' legs and often bodies are enclosed in sacks