horse race
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Welcome to this week’s edition of the Surge, Slate’s weekly politics newsletter for closely monitoring the horse race between Trump’s approval rating and the Washington, D.C., temperature in Celsius.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
For example, there have been no debates and none are planned at the moment, and the lack of polling means that horse race coverage is nonexistent.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
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
U.A.E. media circulated videos of royal family members and government officials walking through shopping malls and enjoying themselves at a horse race even as missiles and drones continued to fly in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Belmont officials, anticipating the largest crowd ever to attend a horse race in America, had worked themselves to exhaustion and spent $30,000 to publicize the race and prepare the track.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
