Derbys
Famous horse races
Derbys is the plural of derby, a type of horse race or sporting competition—most famously the Kentucky Derby.
A derby is also a stiff felt hat with a rounded crown, called a bowler in British English.
Derby can refer to any contest between local rivals: The team won both derbys against their crosstown opponents this season.
Protective foot coverings
- broguesPerforated leather dress shoes
- oxfordsLaced dress shoes
- lace-upFastened with cord
- leatherTanned animal skin
formal · wingtips · menswear · spectator · two-tone · saddle shoes · dress shoes · polished
Of this area
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- matchGame between opponents
- crosstownSpanning a city's breadth
- footballField sport with goals
soccer · fixture · fans · bragging rights · showdown · classic · heated · annual
Bluegrass State
- EpsomSurrey town, salts namesake
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- stakesPosts or wagers
Triple Crown · Churchill Downs · fillies · colts · purse · handicap · furlongs · post position
Gliding on blades
- boutLimited stretch of something
- jamCooked fruit spread
- trackPath or monitored route
- blockersThings that obstruct
jammer · pivot · pack · banked · flat track · women · contact · sport
shoes
Protective foot coverings
leather · formal · wingtips · menswear · spectator · two-tone · saddle shoes · dress shoes · polished · cordovan
local
Of this area
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- matchGame between opponents
- crosstownSpanning a city's breadth
football · soccer · fixture · fans · bragging rights · showdown · classic · heated · annual · intercity
Kentucky
Bluegrass State
- EpsomSurrey town, salts namesake
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- jockeyProfessional race rider
stakes · Triple Crown · Churchill Downs · fillies · colts · purse · handicap · furlongs · post position · silks
skating
Gliding on blades
blockers · jammer · pivot · pack · banked · flat track · women · contact · sport · league
destruction
Act of completely ruining
arena · collision · wrecks · figure-eight · rollover · mud · dirt track · junkyard · bumper · dented
- demolition derbyCompetitive automotive destruction event
- roller derbyTeam skating contact sport
- Kentucky DerbyPremier American thoroughbred race
- soapbox derbyYouth coasting competition
- fishing derbyOrganized angling contest
- derby dayAnnual horse racing occasion