: the sport or profession of engaging in or holding races
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And at the moment, Vonn’s comeback to ski racing is on the trajectory toward a storybook ending that even Hollywood would deem too farfetched to believe.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The two, who became friends after connecting during the Hurricane Helene relief efforts, became inseparable, spending time together each month over the last year, as McFarland’s profile grew in racing circles.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The reference for this sequence is the racing with the clock scene from the 1957 film Pajama Game.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
After working at Southern California horse racing tracks for several years, observing the way they were operated and meeting the right people, Harper was asked to manage the Oak Tree Racing Association in 1969.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
The two, who became friends after connecting during the Hurricane Helene relief efforts, became inseparable, spending time together each month over the last year, as McFarland’s profile grew in racing circles.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
The reference for this sequence is the racing with the clock scene from the 1957 film Pajama Game.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
After working at Southern California horse racing tracks for several years, observing the way they were operated and meeting the right people, Harper was asked to manage the Oak Tree Racing Association in 1969.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Racing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racing. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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