Racehorse
noun
A horse that is bred and trained for racing.
The racehorse ran swiftly on the track, leaving others behind.
Often appears as...
- thoroughbred racehorse
- retired racehorse
noun
A person or thing showing great energy or speed in a specified activity or context.
He is a racehorse when it comes to completing his assignments.
Often appears as...
- political racehorse
- corporate racehorse
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
A horse that is bred and trained for racing.
The racehorse ran swiftly on the track, leaving others behind.
Often appears as...
- thoroughbred racehorse
- retired racehorse
noun
A person or thing showing great energy or speed in a specified activity or context.
He is a racehorse when it comes to completing his assignments.
Often appears as...
- political racehorse
- corporate racehorse
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Racing context
Use 'racehorse' to talk specifically about horses in competitive running sports.
That stable is known for breeding champion racehorses.
Pro Tip 2/3Athletic ability
'Racehorse' implies the horse has physical traits and training for speed and endurance on the racetrack.
A racehorse needs rigorous training to compete.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotive language
Describing a horse as a 'racehorse' can evoke excitement or admiration for its athleticism.
The crowd cheered as the sleek racehorse crossed the finish line.
Pro Tip 1/3Racing context
Use 'racehorse' to talk specifically about horses in competitive running sports.
That stable is known for breeding champion racehorses.
Pro Tip 2/3Athletic ability
'Racehorse' implies the horse has physical traits and training for speed and endurance on the racetrack.
A racehorse needs rigorous training to compete.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotive language
Describing a horse as a 'racehorse' can evoke excitement or admiration for its athleticism.
The crowd cheered as the sleek racehorse crossed the finish line.
Pro Tip 1/3Racing context
Use 'racehorse' to talk specifically about horses in competitive running sports.
That stable is known for breeding champion racehorses.
Pro Tip 2/3Athletic ability
'Racehorse' implies the horse has physical traits and training for speed and endurance on the racetrack.
A racehorse needs rigorous training to compete.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotive language
Describing a horse as a 'racehorse' can evoke excitement or admiration for its athleticism.
The crowd cheered as the sleek racehorse crossed the finish line.
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Video examples
Proof: Amy Toensing on...
at images we understand something about the world but it's always in the context of ourselves cuz it's a universal language a lot of times I feel like I'm a racehorse or something and if I don't get to go out and run around the track I
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Russian Hamster Vs....
he reaches six hundred strains a minute four times more than the fastest racehorse moving x-ray shows that unlike horses even went flat out he always keeps one foot on the ground
Video examples
Proof: Amy Toensing on...
at images we understand something about the world but it's always in the context of ourselves cuz it's a universal language a lot of times I feel like I'm a racehorse or something and if I don't get to go out and run around the track I
Video examples
Russian Hamster Vs....
he reaches six hundred strains a minute four times more than the fastest racehorse moving x-ray shows that unlike horses even went flat out he always keeps one foot on the ground
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Gary Ross
American Actor
Horseracing already has the highest mortality rate of any sport in the world per capita to the people who do it. If you crash in Nascar you still have a roll bar, and a cage, and a lot of protection. It's built to crash, but if you fall off a racehorse we all know what can happen, so it's tremendously dangerous.
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Rick Wakeman
British Musician
I bought a racehorse, Tropical Saint, that belonged to the Queen Mother. I used to go down to Banbury and watch him train, but during a televised race, his jockey pulled up and said there was something wrong. They put him in the grass to try and settle him but found him dead in the field.
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Erin Heatherton
American Model
The short amount of time I'm out on the runway is like going on a rollercoaster. It's such a happy, exciting feeling. I'm more like a racehorse ready to go - I just want to get out there.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English Poet
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.
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Julie Newmar
American Actress
I'm magnificent! I'm 5' 11" and I weigh 135 pounds, and I look like a racehorse.
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Graydon Carter
American Journalist
Every man in the back of their minds would like to own a bar or a racehorse.
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Steve McManaman
English Athlete
I'm a racehorse fanatic rather than a football fanatic.
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Victoria Pendleton
British Athlete
It's a rare and special feeling to ride a racehorse.
Quote examples
Gary Ross
American Actor
Horseracing already has the highest mortality rate of any sport in the world per capita to the people who do it. If you crash in Nascar you still have a roll bar, and a cage, and a lot of protection. It's built to crash, but if you fall off a racehorse we all know what can happen, so it's tremendously dangerous.
Quote examples
Rick Wakeman
British Musician
I bought a racehorse, Tropical Saint, that belonged to the Queen Mother. I used to go down to Banbury and watch him train, but during a televised race, his jockey pulled up and said there was something wrong. They put him in the grass to try and settle him but found him dead in the field.
Quote examples
Erin Heatherton
American Model
The short amount of time I'm out on the runway is like going on a rollercoaster. It's such a happy, exciting feeling. I'm more like a racehorse ready to go - I just want to get out there.
Quote examples
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English Poet
To sentence a man of true genius, to the drudgery of a school is to put a racehorse on a treadmill.
Quote examples
Julie Newmar
American Actress
I'm magnificent! I'm 5' 11" and I weigh 135 pounds, and I look like a racehorse.
Quote examples
Graydon Carter
American Journalist
Every man in the back of their minds would like to own a bar or a racehorse.
Quote examples
Steve McManaman
English Athlete
I'm a racehorse fanatic rather than a football fanatic.
Quote examples
Victoria Pendleton
British Athlete
It's a rare and special feeling to ride a racehorse.
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