Horse-jockey

  • 51horse racing — horse .racing n [U] a sport in which horses with riders race against each other →↑flat racing, steeplechase ↑steeplechase, jockey ↑jockey …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52jockey — ► NOUN (pl. jockeys) ▪ a professional rider in horse races. ► VERB (jockeys, jockeyed) 1) struggle to gain or achieve something. 2) handle or manipulate in a skilful manner. ORIGIN from JOC …

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  • 53horse|jock|ey — «HRS JOK ee», noun, plural eys. = jockey. (Cf. ↑jockey) …

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  • 54Jockey Club — Jockey Club, the the organization in charge of horse racing in the UK. Some other countries also have a Jockey Club …

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  • 55Jockey — Jock ey, n.; pl. {Jockeys}. [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock; orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d {Jack}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A professional rider of horses in races. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. Macaulay. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 56jockey — [jäk′ē] n. pl. jockeys [< Jocky, Jockie, northern Eng and Scot form of Jacky, dim. of JACK] 1. a person whose work is riding horses in races ☆ 2. Slang one who operates a specified vehicle, machine, etc. vt., vi. jockeyed, jockeying 1. to rid …

    English World dictionary

  • 57horse racing — Sport of running horses at speed. Typically, Thoroughbreds are raced with a rider astride and Standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. Though racing has an ancient lineage, the first regularly organized national races were …

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  • 58Jockey — In sport, a jockey is one who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. Horse racingJockeys are normally self employed, nominated by horse trainers to ride their horses in races, for a fee (which is paid… …

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  • 59Horse racing — This article is about the sport. For other uses, see horserace (drinking game) or horse race (politics).Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times are an early example, as is… …

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  • 60Jockey Club Gold Cup — Horseraces infobox class = Grade I horse race = Jockey Club Gold Cup caption = location = Belmont Park Elmont, New York, United States inaugurated = 1919 race type = Thoroughbred Flat racing website = [http://www.nyra.com/index belmont.html… …

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