horse race

noun

1. a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
2. any formidable contest or competition:

   The primary election is expected to be a horse race among four opponents.

Other Words From

• horse racing noun

Example Sentences

Theirs may be a horse race of inches, but it is a horse race nonetheless.

From Los Angeles Times

That although we pay attention to politics, we care more about local issues than the electoral horse race?

From Los Angeles Times

Every day there seems to be some new poll expected to give precious insight into the presidential horse race that the news media is so obsessed with.

From Salon

But the media needs a horse race, so we hear about polls in a frightening way, but logic says Trump has done nothing to expand his base and win over independents.

From Salon

Kentucky purses have reached ridiculously high levels since the introduction of Historical Horse Racing, marketed as a game of skill using old horse races as content but is really little more than a slot machine.

From Los Angeles Times

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