horse race
a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
any formidable contest or competition: The primary election is expected to be a horse race among four opponents.
Other words from horse race
- horse racing, noun
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How to use horse race in a sentence
The media is going to want a horse race, and it is going to create friction between the base and her record.
Can This Ornery Socialist Spoil the Clinton Coronation? | David Freedlander | July 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWill Zara's horse win Britain's most famous horse race this weekend?
Germond, by the way, was always completely unapologetic about the horse race.
But he always did say, and said to me that day, that "there's smart horse race and dumb horse race," and he was right about that.
When you think about it, this makes sense—why bet on just one horse in a two-horse race?
‘Rumsfeld’s Rules’ Review: Good Rules, Shame He Didn’t Follow Them | Dean Obeidallah | May 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Like a boil, such a horse race as this must burst some day, and it was reaching the acute stage.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandWhen I went to a horse-race I used to fasten my mind on the signal, and tried to see beforehand the number of the winner.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete | Gilbert ParkerOften when a charge was ordered, a genuine horse-race followed, the swiftest steeds leading the way.
This day there was great thronging to Banstead Downs, upon a great horse-race and foot-race.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysAfter the great horse race matters moved along smoothly for some time.
Frank Merriwell's Races | Burt L. Standish
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