stake-horse

Updated: May 25, 2025

"Now, what do you think of that for luck?" he exclaimed on catching sight of me; "Senator Irby, a stake-horse, to be beaten out by an old dog like Peytonia? It's enough to " "Peytonia!" I echoed breathlessly, "did Peytonia win?" "Of course she won. Did n't you see the race?"

Henry M. Blossom - Checkers: A Hard-luck Story