stakes race
noun
: a horse race in which the prize offered is made up at least in part of money (such as entry fees) put up by the owners of the horses entered
called also stake race
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Speaking of multiple entries, Phil D’Amato, who has been known to go 1-2-3 in stakes races, will saddle half the entries in the featured Grade II Yellow Ribbon Handicap – a $200,000, 1 1/16-mile turf test for older fillies and mares.
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Pay Billy has done well in small stakes races on the Maryland circuit, but he’s never faced horses of this caliber.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The Black-Eyed Susan is among the oldest stakes races at Old Hilltop.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
More than a dozen stakes races from around the country will be available to live stream through FanDuel racing.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
Pay Billy has done well in small stakes races on the Maryland circuit, but he’s never faced horses of this caliber.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 18 May 2025
The Black-Eyed Susan is among the oldest stakes races at Old Hilltop.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2025
More than a dozen stakes races from around the country will be available to live stream through FanDuel racing.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stakes race
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“Stakes race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stakes%20race. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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