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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Fortunately for Forever Young, he’s proven himself in arguably the only major stakes race in the world with a worse crush than this one, running a sturdy third in the Kentucky Derby, pictured above. —

Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 There had not been a walkover in a major U.S. stakes race since Coaltown won the Edward Burke Handicap on April 23, 1949. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 The events started Thursday and run through Sunday and include 23 stakes races with more than $10 million in purses. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024 The Courier Journal will be at the track all day long to bring you live coverage of all the happenings leading up to the race, which has a post time of 5:51 p.m. Tarifa was established as the favorite in the $1.5 million, Grade 1 stakes race during Saturday's draw at Churchill Downs. —

Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 3 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for stakes race