sport of kings

the sport of kings

Professional horseracing. The primary focus of our club is to bring awareness of and interest in the sport of kings to people from all walks of life. Ever since he was a young boy, Thomas's dream was to compete in the sport of kings.
See also: king, of, sport
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sport of kings

horse racing. The sport of kings has sure impoverished a lot of commoners.
See also: king, of, sport
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • the sport of kings
  • all walks of life
  • the butcher, the baker, the candlestick-maker
  • fly
  • out of the woodwork
  • be on the radar (screen)
  • call attention to
  • call attention to (someone or something)
  • a mile off
  • miles away
References in periodicals archive
'Horse Racing - Sport of Kings' is a Discover England-funded project supported by VisitBritain and was launched during the Dubai World Cup on March 31 last year.
Brunei, Malaysian royalty competing !-- -- Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) - May 8, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines If things fall into place, the sport of kings, polo, may assure host Philippines of its first medal in the 30th SEA Games from Nov.
Sport of Kings needs to be renamed - let's hear it for the girls #HorseRacing KatetheKate @komeara Paisley Park looked a bit of all right @CheltenhamRaces.
In Miami, Florida, Saturday May 26th, 2018, the Grammy Award winning "Ashanti," who recently sold out the James L Knight center in Miami with rapper "Ja Rule" in February, returns for an "up close and personal" live performance Saturday May 26th at the "All White Party" at the Sport of Kings Theater located at 901 S.
Britain's national tourism agency, VisitBritain has announced the launch of Horse racing - Sport of Kings, a series of luxury horse racing itineraries especially curated for the discerning GCC horse racing aficionado.
Job well done - and personally, lighter in the wallet, I've proved to myself (once again) that I don't know as much abrut the Sport of Kings as I think I do!
With heart racing, I watched the game, vowing as always never to do so again for 'health's sake', but every season, I am inexorably drawn to the venue, where with bated breath, I stand witness to an ancient relationship between man and horse as they indulge in the Sport of Kings Polo.
It was the sport of kings, who often gifted each other prized birds.
OUTSIDERS win races every day in the sport of kings.
Snobs will argue the move reflects a serious decline in status for the 'sport of kings'.
On a weekend when Bayang Karerista everywhere definitely pays attention to the Sport of Kings, Guce, of the Philippines' famed family of jockeys, will again remind me of the dream that flashes in his mind each time he steers his mount to a win at Los Alamitos Race Course near Los Angeles.
The riding breeches and jacket are among the specialities of the brand which has given a certain 'sport of kings' charm to the fashion industry and are recognised as international iconic fashion pieces.
The Sport of Kings series, which includes Red Rum and Shergar, cost from PS14.99 per issue.
It's one of the sports of the summer - and the Sport of Kings, of course - and Castell Polo is back in Cardiff this June.
Illustrated with a handful of black-and-white photographs, Washington's Sport of Kings: Views of a Fisheries Insider chronicles the history of salmon angling in Washington's marine waters, from ancient times to the present day.