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STAKE RACE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stake race mean? 

STAKE RACE (noun)
  The noun STAKE RACE has 1 sense:

1. a horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the raceplay

  Familiarity information: STAKE RACE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STAKE RACE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A horse race in which part of the prize is put up by the owners of the horses in the race

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("stake race" is a kind of...):

horse race (a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting)


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