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horse race
horse·race or horse race H0284900 (hôrs′rās′)n.1. A contest in which horses ridden by jockeys are raced against each other.2. A closely fought contest or competition: "The election appears now to be a horse race" (New York Times). horse′rac′ing n.horse race (ˈhɔːsˌreɪs) or horseracenan organized race between jockeys and their mountshorse′ race` 1. a contest of speed among horses on a racetrack. 2. any formidable contest or competition: a horse race among four candidates. [1580–85] horse′ rac`ing, (n. ) ThesaurusNoun | 1. | horse race - a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of bettingrace - a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"claiming race - a horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price his horse will be offered for sale after the raceselling race - a horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auctionharness race, harness racing - a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacingstake race - a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the racesteeplechase - a horse race over an obstructed coursethoroughbred race - a race between thoroughbred horses | TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeHorseracehorse race
Words related to horse racenoun a contest of speed between horsesRelated Words- race
- claiming race
- selling race
- harness race
- harness racing
- stake race
- steeplechase
- thoroughbred race
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