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Horse race   /hɔrs reɪs/   Listen
Horse race

noun
1.
A contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting.






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"Horse race" Quotes from Famous Books



... riding their horses up and down those tracks to pack the dirt still more firmly. These tracks were generally one and one-eighth miles long. The Indians would then select a horse which they regarded as especially swift and banter the soldiers for a horse race, which the soldiers were quick to accept, if they were lucky enough to get a furlough. These Fort Riley soldiers always brought their best horses to Fort Larned to race against ...
— The Second William Penn - A true account of incidents that happened along the - old Santa Fe Trail • William H. Ryus

... to a horse race I like a fight," replied the Western girl. "Carley, why didn't you tell me Haze Ruff insulted ...
— The Call of the Canyon • Zane Grey

... songs and stories of Dixie Land, has created a work that will live long in the traditions of the South and longer in the hearts of his readers. One has only to read "Ole Mistis," the first story in this collection, to feel the power of Mr. Moore's genius. It is at once the finest story of a horse race ever written, a powerful love story and most touchingly pathetic narrative of the faith and ...
— Deerfoot in The Mountains • Edward S. Ellis

... day of the spring races at Mystic Park, and Bethany was filled with strangers. Horsemen, sporting men, sightseers, touts, race-track gamblers, women in gay attire, and all the different kinds of persons usually seen at a country horse race in the State of Connecticut ...
— Frank Merriwell's Races • Burt L. Standish



Words linked to "Horse race" :   harness race, claiming race, harness racing, thoroughbred race, steeplechase, stake race, race, selling race



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