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stakes race
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsteɪks ˌreɪs/ us /ˈsteɪks ˌreɪs/
a horse race in which some or all of the prize money is provided by the owners of the horses running in the race:
He won seven races without defeat, three of them stakes races.
He was one of only two horses at the time to win a major stakes race at age 9.
He has raced just once in a stakes race in the last six weeks.
They have sold 68 horses that have gone on to win stakes races.
It was the first win in a stakes race worth $100,000 in his career as a jockey.
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