Horse-racing

  • 1Horse racing — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… …

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  • 2horse racing —    Horse racing in Britain takes place six days a week, fifty two weeks a year, and is in fact increasing with all weather flat racing throughout the winter months and summer steeplechase meetings. In addition, recent changes to betting laws… …

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  • 3horse-racing — horseˈ racing noun The practice of racing or running horses in matches • • • Main Entry: ↑horse …

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  • 4horse racing — horse .racing n [U] a sport in which horses with riders race against each other →↑flat racing, steeplechase ↑steeplechase, jockey ↑jockey …

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  • 5Horse racing — This article is about the sport. For other uses, see horserace (drinking game) or horse race (politics).Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times are an early example, as is… …

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  • 6horse racing — Sport of running horses at speed. Typically, Thoroughbreds are raced with a rider astride and Standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. Though racing has an ancient lineage, the first regularly organized national races were …

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  • 7horse racing — noun the sport of racing horses • Members of this Topic: ↑triple crown, ↑field, ↑triple crown • Hypernyms: ↑racing • Hyponyms: ↑thoroughbred racing * * * ˈhorse racing …

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  • 8Horse Racing TV — Infobox TV channel name = HRTV logofile = HRTV.png logoalt = logosize = launch = January 2003 closed date = picture format = network = owner = Magna Entertainment Corporation slogan = country = United States broadcast area = National headquarters …

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  • 9horse racing — also horse racing, horseracing N UNCOUNT Horse racing is a sport in which horses ridden by people called jockeys run in races, sometimes jumping over fences …

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  • 10horse-racing — see horse racing …

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