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Run for the Roses

Run for the Roses

A nickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race, at which the winning horse is adorned with a garland of roses. I never thought much of horse racing until I saw the Run for the Roses in person at Churchill Downs—what a spectacle!
See also: Rose, run

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Artjoms-Latvian
Maricruz-Spanish
BusterBUS-tərEnglish
Wray[rei]
Mathieu-French
Fredericafrə-də-REE-kə (Portuguese), fred-REE-ka (English), fred-ə-REE-kə (English)Portuguese, English
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