Meanings
nounhorse race (plural horse races)
plural horse races
- A competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
- An exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign).
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 跑馬 /跑马, 賽馬 /赛马
- 跑馬 /跑马 (pǎomǎ)a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
- 賽馬 /赛马 (sàimǎ)a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Danish hestevæddeløb
- hestevæddeløba competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Dutch harddraverij
- harddraverija competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Finnish ratsastuskilpailu, kilpajuoksu
- ratsastuskilpailua competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
- kilpajuoksuan exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign)
French course de chevaux
- course de chevauxa competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
German Pferderennen
- Pferderennena competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Greek ιπποδρομία
- ιπποδρομία (ippodromía)a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Hungarian lóverseny
- lóversenya competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Japanese 競馬
- 競馬 (keiba)a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Korean 경마
- 경마 (gyeongma)a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Norwegian Bokmål hesteløp
- hesteløpa competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Polish wyścigi konne, wyścigi
- wyścigi konnea competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
- wyścigian exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign)
Russian ска́чки, го́нка
- ска́чки (skáčki)a competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
- го́нка (gónka)an exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign)
Swedish kapplöpning
- kapplöpninga competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Turkish at yarışı
- at yarışıa competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting
Cite this entry
APA
horse race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20race
MLA
“horse race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20race. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse race,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20race.
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