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racing

contests of speed and endurance with serious biochemical and physiological consequences lessened by adequate training beforehand. See also physical fitness, exertional rhabdomyolysis, heat exhaustion, pulmonary hemorrhage, epistaxis, exhaustion.

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racing dogs

usually refers to Greyhounds and Whippets, but in some instances may be used to describe the dogs used for endurance sledge racing.

racing pigeons

a variety of pigeons, bred and selected to fly long distances back to their own homes. Races are conducted as time trials with groups of birds being released at specific times and their arrival clocked in.

racing plates

lightweight, single-use, horseshoes made of aluminum and with a fullered contact surface; see also horseshoeing.