Definition

Noun: * A form of horse racing: Harness racing is a specific type of horse race where the horses, either trotting or pacing, pull a driver seated in a light, two-wheeled cart called a sulky.

Usage

• Harness racing is a popular spectator sport in many countries, distinct from thoroughbred racing where jockeys ride the horses.
• The term specifically refers to the organized sport or a particular event of this type.

Examples

• We spent the afternoon at the county fair watching the harness racing.
• Harness racing requires highly trained standardbred horses that can maintain a specific gait.
• The excitement of harness racing comes from the strategy and speed of the drivers and their horses.

Advanced Usage

• "To be involved in harness racing": To participate in the sport, either as an owner, trainer, driver, or breeder.
  • His family has been involved in harness racing for three generations.

Variants and Related Words

• Harness race (n): A single race of this type; often used interchangeably with "harness racing" for a specific event.
  • The main event was a harness race for three-year-old pacers.
• Trotting (n): A specific gait in harness racing where the horse's legs move in diagonal pairs.
• Pacing (n): A specific gait where the horse's legs on the same side move together.
• Sulky (n): The lightweight cart used in harness racing.

Synonyms

• Trotting race: A common synonym, especially when referring to races where the horses are exclusively trotters.

Related Phrases

• To drive in harness racing: The action of competing as the driver in a sulky.
  • She learned to drive in harness racing from her father.

Noun

1. a horse race between people riding in sulkies behind horses that are trotting or pacing