horse racing

noun

A sport where horses and their jockeys compete to race around a track the fastest.

Meanings

nounhorse racing (uncountable)

alternative horseracing

  1. uncountableA sport where horses and their jockeys compete to race around a track the fastest.

Translations

Catalan hípica
  • hípicaa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Chinese Cantonese 跑馬 /跑马
  • 跑馬 /跑马 (paau² maa⁵)a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Chinese Mandarin 賽馬 /赛马, 跑馬 /跑马
  • 賽馬 /赛马 (sàimǎ)a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • 跑馬 /跑马 (pǎomǎ)a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Danish hestevæddeløb
  • hestevæddeløba sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Finnish kilparatsastus, hevosurheilu
  • kilparatsastusa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • hevosurheilua sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
French courses de chevaux, hippisme
  • courses de chevauxa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • hippismea sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
German Pferderennsport, Pferderennen
  • Pferderennsporta sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • Pferderennena sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Hungarian lóversenyzés
  • lóversenyzésa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Indonesian balap kuda
  • balap kudaa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Italian ippica
  • ippicaa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Japanese 競馬
  • 競馬 (keiba)a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Polish jeździectwo
  • jeździectwoa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Romanian hipism, curse de cai
  • hipisma sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • curse de caia sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Russian ска́чки
  • ска́чки (skáčki)a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Spanish carreras de caballos, hipismo
  • carreras de caballosa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • hipismoa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • hípicaa sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Swedish hästkapplöpning, hästsport
  • hästkapplöpninga sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
  • hästsporta sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Ukrainian кінні перегони
  • кінні перегони (kinni perehony)a sport where horses and their jockeys compete to be fastest
Cite this entry
APA

horse racing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20racing

MLA

“horse racing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20racing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horse racing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horse%20racing.

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