racehorse

[ reys-hawrs ]

/ ˈreɪsˌhɔrs /

a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.

Origin of racehorse

First recorded in 1620–30; race¹ + horse

Harry talked about the racehorse which he part-owns, named Usain Colt.

William: I Was Dreading The Kiss-Cam |Tom Sykes |August 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Her husband, the racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks, will be charged as well, along with four others.

Rebekah Brooks Charged in Phone-Hacking Scandal |Peter Jukes |May 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
To my astonishment, I saw now at broad day that the Spray was still heading as I had left her, and was going like a racehorse.

Sailing Alone Around The World |Joshua Slocum
The pointer, the greyhound, the racehorse, and the hunter are all examples.

The Philosophy of Natural Theology |William Jackson

The horse, especially the barb and the racehorse, furnish no bad specimens of the mixed or balanced temperament.

Beauty |Alexander Walker
They set the jib and shook out the reefs in the mainsail, and the Merrymaid answered to it like a racehorse to the whip.

Beggars on Horseback |F. Tennyson Jesse
It was the means of saving a boat belonging to the Racehorse from a singular but imminent danger.

Fifty-two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar. |Alfred H. Miles

racehorse

/ (ˈreɪsˌhɔːs) /

a horse specially bred for racing