| bobsled |
a long racing sled with two separate sets of runners and mechanisms for steering and braking. [1/2 definitions] |
| bookie |
(informal) one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing. |
| bookmaker |
one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing; bookie. [1/2 definitions] |
| concourse |
an area or arena for racing or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| coxswain |
the steersman and director of a racing shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| crew |
a team of people who handle the oars in a racing shell, or the sport of racing in such shells. [1/3 definitions] |
| cycling |
the activity or competitive sport of riding or racing on a bicycle. [1/2 definitions] |
| daily double |
a bet that may be won only by picking both winners in two different races on the same day, as in horse racing. |
| dopesheet |
a bulletin containing information on the horses and riders in one day's races at a track; racing form. [1/2 definitions] |
| event |
in sports, a specific contest in a series of contests, as in horse racing. [1/4 definitions] |
| flying start |
a start in racing in which the competitors are moving at full speed when they cross a starting line or receive a signal which indicates the official start. [1/2 definitions] |
| furlong |
a unit of length equal to one eighth of a mile or 201 meters, used esp. in horse racing. |
| go-cart |
a small, lightweight, gas-powered, four-wheeled vehicle used for racing or recreation; kart. [1/4 definitions] |
| handicap |
in sports and esp. horse racing, to attempt to predict the winner of (a contest), or to assign odds to (the contestants) as to their chances of winning or losing. [1/6 definitions] |
| kart |
a small, lightweight, gas-powered, four-wheeled vehicle used for racing or recreation; go-cart. |
| luge |
a tobogganlike racing sled on which the rider lies face up. [1/2 definitions] |
| midget |
one of a class of very small things, esp. a variety of very small racing car or sailboat. [1/5 definitions] |
| Nordic |
(sometimes l.c.) of, pertaining to, or designating skiing or ski contests involving jumping or cross-country racing. [1/2 definitions] |
| offtrack |
of or denoting a system of legalized betting, esp. on horse racing, at locations other than race tracks. |
| oval |
an oval course or track for racing. [1/3 definitions] |
| pacer |
a horse that paces in harness racing. [1/2 definitions] |