the races
plural noun
: an event at which there is a series of horse races
Let's go to the races this weekend.
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The last six races of the day at Gulfstream on Pegasus Day are all Stakes races with five of the races featuring full twelve horse fields and the other race has nine horses.
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The party won or overperformed in nearly 90% of the races.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
Once Murphy and Craig were committed to star the film was off to the races with Chazelle beginning to court stars for other roles.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Those are the races that are going to really determine what the Democratic Party of the future is going to look like.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The party won or overperformed in nearly 90% of the races.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
Once Murphy and Craig were committed to star the film was off to the races with Chazelle beginning to court stars for other roles.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Those are the races that are going to really determine what the Democratic Party of the future is going to look like.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
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“The races.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20races. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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