one-horse race

Noun

informal broadly idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

レースにおいて、一頭の馬が大きく先行し、他の馬が勝利の争いにならない状態、またはそのようなレースの展開を指す表現

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

中盤に差し掛かる頃には、ライトニング・ボルトが大きくリードして他の馬が追いつけなくなり、すでに一頭の馬が独走するレースになっていた。

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Since riding Harry Payne Whitney's Whiskery to victory in the Kentucky Derby, Jockey Linus ("Pony") McAtee has twice broken into the news in unconventional fashion. A fortnight ago, he won a one-horse race ("walkover") at Belmont Park, N. Y.

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(idiomatic, by extension) An election campaign or other competitive situation in which only one competitor is entered or in which only one competitor has a realistic chance of winning.

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one-horse races

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one-horse race

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