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selling race

noun

Definition of selling race

: a claiming race in which the winning horse is put up for auction

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 SF Racing — controlled by top employees of billionaire investor George Soros — maintains its share of the breeding rights but sold racing rights to Starlight Racing and Head of Plains Racing. — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, "Justify's journey from 'turf sprinter' to Triple Crown winner," 15 June 2018

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First Known Use of selling race

1867, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of selling race was in 1867

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