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

Examples of stakes race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 10 entries in the Grade 2 race at 1 3/16 miles headlines a big 12-race card with eight stakes races at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. —Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025

But this year Oaklawn Park moved four other stakes races to the day after the Rebel with all stakes races pushed back one day due to freezing weather. —Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

The 31st Minnesota Festival of Champions, a program of six stakes races restricted to horses bred in the state, will be held Saturday, Aug. 31. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

Raising racers Legendary horse breeder Warner Jones has raised winners of the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, Breeders' Cup and hundreds of other stakes races on Hermitage Farm since taking over the land in 1936. —Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 1 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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