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Princeton's WordNet

  1. horse raceverb

    a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting

  2. horse-raceverb

    compete in a horse race

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  1. horse-race

    Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has been mostly unchanged since at least classical antiquity.Horse races vary widely in format, and many countries have developed their own particular traditions around the sport. Variations include restricting races to particular breeds, running over obstacles, running over different distances, running on different track surfaces, and running in different gaits. In some races, horses are assigned different weights to carry to reflect differences in ability, a process known as handicapping.While horses are sometimes raced purely for sport, a major part of horse racing's interest and economic importance is in the gambling associated with it, an activity that in 2019 generated a worldwide market worth around US$115 billion.

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  1. horse-race

    A horse race is a competitive event where horse-riders, known as jockeys, race against each other on horses over a set distance for the purpose of winning prizes or rewards. Some horse races are held on flat ground, called flat racing, while others involve jumping obstacles, termed as jump or hurdle racing. It is a popular spectator sport in many countries.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of horse-race in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of horse-race in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of horse-race in a Sentence

  1. Dan Ives:

    Right now, it's a two horse race( in cloud) with Microsoft and Amazon.

  2. Holly Dagres:

    This is a clerical establishment that doesn't even care what Iranians think anymore because they're willing to not even have a competitive election, what we're seeing right now is a one-horse race.

  3. Sir Dennis Hamilton:

    It isn't a horse race if your horse is waiting in the starting gate while the other horses are in the homestretch!

  4. Jason Clampet:

    I don’t think this means much for the consumer at all, it’s been a two-horse race for a while now. Expedia and Priceline are the big two giants in the U.S., but there are still a ton of ways to buy travel.

  5. Mara Gemond:

    It feels like that moment in a horse race where all the horses are lined up in the starting gate, they're just antsy and ready to get going, they're waiting for that gate to be lifted.

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