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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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.
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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
Churchill’s spring meet will feature 50 stakes races worth $25.6 million, an increase of $5.1 million or 25% from last year’s $20.5 million lineup.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
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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
Churchill’s spring meet will feature 50 stakes races worth $25.6 million, an increase of $5.1 million or 25% from last year’s $20.5 million lineup.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Stakes race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stakes%20race. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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