| NOUN | event | horse race | a contest of speed between horses |
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| Meaning | A contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting. | |
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| Narrower | claiming race | A horse race in which each owner declares before the race at what price / price his horse will be offered for sale after the race |
| harness race, harness racing | A horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing | |
| selling race | A horse race in which the winning horse must be put up for auction | |
| stake race | A horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race | |
| steeplechase | A horse race over an obstructed course | |
| thoroughbred race | A race between thoroughbred horses | |
| Broader | race | A contest of speed |
| Spanish | carrera de caballos | |
| Catalan | cursa de cavalls | |
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