A contest in which one candidate or competitor is clearly superior to all the others and seems certain to win.
‘In many eyes, this year's Best Actress Oscar contest is a one-horse race.’
‘The 1975 contest was a one-horse race - this time in the sense that Captain Christy led from start to finish and ended up an emphatic 30-length winner.’
‘Now it is widely assumed that this recent development changes everything, that the East is suddenly a one-horse race, and that the Heat - Zo and behold - has become the favorite to make it to June.’
‘He proved he did, but the nine straight titles Rangers garnered under his chairmanship owed much to the fact that the Scottish championship was, at this stage, a one-horse race with Celtic lurching towards bankruptcy.’
‘These one-horse races are not big at the box-office.’
‘But I think even I could confidently predict the next winners of the Premiership because Arsenal have managed to turn it into a one-horse race.’
‘In this region that means Bradford and it's a one-horse race.’
‘So I think those people who are dissatisfied, that kind of mood really needs to fester for a long time before that kind of movement will emerge, or if there's a merger between some of the existing parties, but really it's a one-horse race.’
‘Frankly, the debate about whether the weather or market reports should come at the end of Newsnight has been far more gripping than this one-horse race and, you know, I blame the lack of visual stimulus that our politicians provide.’
‘One Deutsche shareholder said: ‘I don't buy into this argument that it will descend to a one-horse race.’
‘A spokesman for the Friends of York Archives said: ‘We have always said this should not be a one-horse race.’’
‘‘Of course the polls were also telling us it was a one-horse race, and have been telling young people that throughout their teenage years,’ Curtice said.’
‘This time round it looks like being a one-horse race - even taking into consideration Mandelson's actions and any subsequent damage to the party.’
‘From a neutral perspective, I just hope it is a season of uncertainty and unpredictability, not a one-horse race.’
‘The SPL has been a one-horse race for the past two seasons.’
‘There was no need for a similar betting frenzy that was going on down the road at Aintree a day earlier - this was a one-horse race from the off.’
‘When it comes to delicious treats at Royal Ascot, this North Yorkshire company has made it a one-horse race.’
‘Maybe last season, with a one-horse race at the top and bottom marked the nadir.’
‘Rotorua voters have given a strong - and very public - hint that they are more interested in party policy than the one-horse candidacy race predicted for the electorate.’
‘In the run home, it was a one-horse affair with The Rat scoring by five and a quarter lengths.’
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