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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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 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 See all Example Sentences for stakes race