harness horse

noun

: a horse for racing or working in harness

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Lim have invested more than $1 billion to date in Empire, which owns and manages Resorts World Catskills—a casino resort nestled in the Catskills Mountains in upstate New York—as well as the nearby Monticello Raceway, a harness horse racing track. Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 The legislation was also filed that would likely mean the end of harness horse racing at Pompano Park. Skyler Swisher, sun-sentinel.com, 14 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of harness horse was in 1861

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“Harness horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harness%20horse. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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