: the sport or profession of engaging in or holding races
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After colliding with a car that ended up in her racing path on Sunday, she's been left paralyzed from the neck down.
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Conor Wight, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
King Charles is also set to visit a national park in the area, while Queen Camilla will visit a farm to highlight the work of America’s horse racing industry.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Shifting the racing calendar could be a major catalyst.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
Alfortish had been disbarred after pleading guilty, in 2011, to a conspiracy charge relating to his tenure as the president of a nonprofit, the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, which advocates on behalf of professionals in the horse-racing business.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Conor Wight, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
King Charles is also set to visit a national park in the area, while Queen Camilla will visit a farm to highlight the work of America’s horse racing industry.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Shifting the racing calendar could be a major catalyst.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
Alfortish had been disbarred after pleading guilty, in 2011, to a conspiracy charge relating to his tenure as the president of a nonprofit, the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, which advocates on behalf of professionals in the horse-racing business.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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