A competitive race for horses carrying jockeys; often the subject of betting / An exciting and arduous competition (as in a political campaign).

plural of race card

(sports) A printed card or pamphlet giving information about a series of horse races and listing the horses to be run; a racebook.

To invoke race in a discussion in order to score points in that discussion.

The rotary, rather than propulsive, motion produced by a propeller. / (mechanics) The rotation of the inner and outer parts of a bearing race.

A field glass used at horseraces, usually as a pair (binoculars).

The use of racially derisive language, actions, or other forms of communication in order to set people against each other, usually in the context of white and black people.

(bicycle racing) A mass-start road-cycle race somewhat similar to a criterium in that it consists of several laps of a closed circuit, but where the length of each circuit or lap is slightly longer, up to a couple of miles per lap.

(cycle racing) A multi-day cycle race consisting of a series of separate races (called stages) of various types (road races, criteriums, time trials) usually held one stage per day and all linked together by the general classification (GC).

(economics) A situation in which competition between governments leads to very excessive (harmful) deregulation.