Phrases with «horse contender»

The phrase "horse contender" refers to a horse that has a good chance of winning a race or competition. Full definition

I'm looking at this film as a dark horse contender in a few categories if all goes well for it. (awardscircuit.com)
This dark horse contender is a game we never expected to be so engaging. (heavy.com)
Banks heads into the CIF state meet with a 25 - 0 record and is serious dark horse contender for the state title. (sportstarsmag.com)
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