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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A race by horses; a match of horses in running.
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- noun A
competitive race forhorses carryingjockeys ; often the subject ofbetting - noun An
exciting andarduous competition (as in apolitical campaign ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting
- verb compete in a horse race
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oroboros commented on the word horse race
Another example of how life still has the odds stacked in its favor: All horse races could be won by cheetahs; that's why it calls them "horse" races, and limits them to equestrian entries.
(Disturbing corollary that shouldn't be mentioned in polite city company: "If man's mind could make the rules it'd have a lot better chance.")
--Jan Cox
August 19, 2007