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Definitions

horse race

NOUN
competition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
championship clash event fight game match meeting race rivalry sport struggle tournament trial
STRONG
antagonism bout candidacy contention controversy counteraction emulation encounter engagement jungle matchup opposition puzzle quiz racing run strife striving tilt tug-of-war warfare
WEAK
athletic event concours do-or-die dog-eat-dog go for it go for the gold one-on-one one-upping pairing off rat race
Antonyms
STRONGEST
peace
STRONG
accord agreement harmony surrender sympathy

Example Sentences

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s Kentucky Derby Day, also known as the day everyone waits around for eight hours to watch a two-minute horse race.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

And so began their journey as what Islas calls “horse parents” — a journey that has taken them to the brink of starting a horse in the world’s most famous horse race.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Last week the 20-year-old became the first black female British jump jockey to win a UK horse race.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

People inside and close to the company saw their horse race as a contest for the soul of Disney, between real world vs. on-screen entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

It was officially the second-largest crowd ever to attend a horse race in America, but because the record tally, at the Kentucky Derby, was famously exaggerated, the attendance at this hundred-grander was undoubtedly the largest.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand