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The women's competition was a two horse race between last year's winners Surrey and the previous champions Essex.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
two-horse race — ► two horse race a contest in which only two of the competitors are likely winners. Main Entry: ↑two … English terms dictionary
two-horse — twoˈ horse adjective For two horses (two horse race any contest in which only two of the participants have a genuine chance of winning) • • • Main Entry: ↑two … Useful english dictionary
two-horse — ADJ: ADJ n If you describe a contest as a two horse race, you mean that only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning. The election may not be the traditional two horse race between the preferred Democrat and Republican… … English dictionary
Horse race — Horse Horse (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. & OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus}; especially, the domestic horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
(a) one horse race — a one, two, three, etc. horse ˈrace f9 idiom a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning • The women s competition was a two horse race between last year s winners Surrey and… … Useful english dictionary
(a) three horse race — a one, two, three, etc. horse ˈrace f9 idiom a competition or an election in which there are only one, two, etc. teams or candidates with a chance of winning • The women s competition was a two horse race between last year s winners Surrey and… … Useful english dictionary
Critérium International (horse race) — Group 1 race Critérium International Location Saint Cloud Racecourse Saint Cloud, France Inaugurated 2001 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Website … Wikipedia
Champagne Classic (horse race) — The Champagne Classic is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged two years old, at set weights, over a distance of 1200 metres. Prizemoney is A$150,000. It is held annually at Doomben Racecourse in… … Wikipedia
Criterium International (horse race) — The Critérium International is a Group 1 flat horse race in France for two year old thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at Saint Cloud Racecourse in late October or early November.The race was first run … Wikipedia
two-horse — adjective (of a race or other contest) in which only two of the participants are likely winners … English new terms dictionary
