horse race
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- noun
- /hɔrs reɪs/
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carrera de caballos
- Seabiscuit versus War Admiral, in what is destined to become... ...one of the outstanding horse races of all time.
They end up abroad in, in, in the suburb of Paris called Maison Lafique, which is chiefly known for its horse races.
- They end up abroad in, in, in the suburb of Paris called Maison Lafique, which is chiefly known for its horse races.
Examples
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At least 30 guys are in front of the TV betting on a horse race.
Fiction book (2000) -
It sure was a mighty fine horse race last night.
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Papa lost almost all of our money in the horse race.
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So, you heard my Dad is sponsoring a big horse race.
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Now, this is a four-horse race, and the other three have all won before.
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So you go to a horse race and there's one horse that stands out among all the others.
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It was the greatest horse race in the history of the world, boy... and for the greatest prize... the Cherokee Strip.
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Many deserted the city for lake excursions and picnics, while others took in baseball games or horse races.
Academic text (2000) -
The crowd cheered as the horses approached the finish line of the horse race.
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Many people placed bets on their favorite horse during the exciting horse race.
Synonyms
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A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first
How Valuable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a contest in which horses compete' is directly and compositionally derived from 'horse' (the animal) + 'race' (a contest of speed); this follows a transparent noun–noun compounding pattern common across languages. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Horse race is a simple name: a horse runs in a race to see which is fastest. People have long watched these contests and often put money on the winner, so the phrase means a sporting event with horses and often 'betting'.