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sweepstakes

(Encyclopedia)sweepstakes, contest or race, usually a horse race, on which a lottery is run. Prizes are awarded to the holders of winning tickets. In the case of a horse race, the draw is made from the names of all...

lasso

(Encyclopedia)lasso lăsˈō, lăso͞oˈ [key], light, strong rope, usually with a smooth, hard finish, made of a fine quality of hemp or nylon. It is used primarily for catching large animals such as cattle and ho...

Perche

(Encyclopedia)Perche pĕrsh [key], region and former county, NW France, in portions of Orne, Eure-et-Loir, and Eure depts. Alençon, an important town of the region, is world famous for its lace. Horse breeding is ...

Lloyd, Harold

(Encyclopedia)Lloyd, Harold, 1893–1971, American movie actor. Born in tiny Burchard, Kans., he came to California in 1912. Lloyd became famous for his comic portrayals of a wistful innocent with horn-rimmed glass...

Stubbs, George

(Encyclopedia)Stubbs, George, 1724–1806, English painter known for his studies of horses. Self-taught, Stubbs was interested in comparative anatomy and published his Anatomy of the Horse (1766), which is still ad...

buckeye

(Encyclopedia)buckeye: see horse chestnut.

tarpan

(Encyclopedia)tarpan: see Przewalski's horse.

trotter

(Encyclopedia)trotter: see Standardbred horse. ...

harness racing

(Encyclopedia)harness racing: see horse racing. ...

trotting races

(Encyclopedia)trotting races: see horse racing. ...