horserace
Jockeys compete here
A horserace is a competitive event in which horses run against each other, typically with jockeys riding them.
The term extends to any close, dramatic competition: The election turned into a horserace in the final weeks.
Horserace journalism focuses on who's winning rather than substantive issues.
Also spelled as two words: horse race.
Professional race rider
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- bitSmall amount or portion
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
canter · trot · mare · stallion · gelding · filly · colt · foal
Open-entry competition
- stakesPosts or wagers
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- hurdlesFrames jumped in races
- maidenUnmarried young woman
Elongated rounded shape
- dirtLoose dry earth
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- furlongEquestrian distance measure
- homestretchLast portion before completion
backstretch · rail · grandstand · paddock · clubhouse · chute · barrier · infield
Stake on uncertainty
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- bookmakerOne who takes bets
- punterOne who kicks footballs
- stakeSharpened post or share
handicap · payout · bet · tipster · longshot · favorite · underdog · bookie
Area of specialty
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- finishBring to completion
- placingPutting in position
- noseOlfactory facial organ
length · neck · furlong · wire-to-wire · pace-setter · frontrunner · closing · rally
jockey
Professional race rider
gallop · canter · trot · mare · stallion · gelding · filly · colt · foal · thoroughbred
derby
Open-entry competition
- stakesPosts or wagers
- steeplechaseObstacle course race
- hurdlesFrames jumped in races
oval
Elongated rounded shape
homestretch · backstretch · rail · grandstand · paddock · clubhouse · chute · barrier · infield · stretch
wager
Stake on uncertainty
stake · handicap · payout · bet · tipster · longshot · favorite · underdog · bookie · tote
field
Area of specialty
nose · length · neck · furlong · wire-to-wire · pace-setter · frontrunner · closing · rally · champion
- drinking gamesbeer pong, flip cup, kings cup, quarters, ring of fire
- pollingpoll, polling, pollster, opinion poll, exit poll
horseracefoot race
Speed competition on track
marathon · car race · auto race · NASCAR race · sprint
horseraceultramarathon
Race longer than 26.2 miles
marathon · endurance race · 24-hour race · Tour de France · cross-country race
horseraceforegone conclusion
Result assumed beforehand
landslide · blowout · coronation · walkover · sure thing