Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun horse-race

1 sense of horse race

Sense 1
horse race -- (a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting)
       => race -- (a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb horse-race

1 sense of horse-race

Sense 1
horse-race -- (compete in a horse race)
       => race, run -- (compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first")