thoroughbred race

Types:

Kentucky Derby

an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky

Preakness

an annual race for three-year-old horses; held at Pimlico in Baltimore, Maryland

Belmont Stakes

an annual race for three-year-old horses; held on Long Island at Elmont, New York

Type of:

horse race

a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting