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Horse Race Poems - Poems about Horse Race

Horse Race Poems - Examples of all types of poems about horse race to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets of PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples for horse race.
Slippery Reins
Once when I was a child My reins were held by my parents This pony once led by their rants Now that my mustang is old My reins still slip from my grasp I go where this beast goes Divorced...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, death, divorce, father, forgiveness,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Whistle Train Off In the Way
Whistle train, off in the way ...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, destiny, endurance, faith, horse,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Riders Up
I stood at the rail, watching a filly called Midnight Black and breathed in the pungent scent of liniment and leather. Love for Thoroughbred racing lures me back to the track, even when the course is sloppy from...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, horse, race,
Form: Rhyme
Winner By a Nose
I was stuck in traffic on the corner of Main and Fourth Yelling in a loud voice until I became quite hoarse. Finally, the lanes of motorists started moving forth. I was headed for the racetrack to bet...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, horse, race,
Form: Rhyme
Derby Day
The odds are stacked against me But I’ve picked my favorite horse. Today is Derby Day and will I watch it? Yes, of course! I am not a race fanatic But for this one in Kentucky, I select my top 3...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, horse, race,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member 2021 First Saturday In May
Derek Will you be able to bear it? First weekend in May And who the Yankees will play, Bringing slugging Louisville woods Tigers score if they could. In the Bronx...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, america, celebrity, horse, race,
Form: Rhyme
Odds On Favourite
assigned to a track race is but a game we play ~ handicapping fate ***...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, horse, race, racism,
Form: Senryu
Premium Member Acting Like Three Year Olds
Elmont was a good father Children never a bother Having two daughters years after he wed Everything well planned not much debt Rose and Susie were their names Beautiful flowers blooming in a family picture...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, age, day, holiday, horse,
Form: Rhyme
Winning Is Running
rhymed couplets Advice from the oldest in the pasture, former race horse, derby grandmaster. We are not losers let loose in the fields; we horses tell how effortless "wild" feels No jockeys here, no brutal whips. No metal bar between my...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, 11th grade, horse, race,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member My Black Stallion
At once captured my heart, this fiery beast His mane, black flame, his eyes, ebony heat As Father and I returned from the East That night, I took him a sugary treat Storms sunk us; we alone landed the...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, adventure, horse, race,
Form: Sonnet
Mighty Jack's Triumph
He’s never quite lived up to his name of Mighty Jack, Always falling short of first place on the big oval track. Jockey Joe would be his rider that day, Who wasn’t thrilled but he needed the...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, animal, horse, race, sports,
Form: Couplet
The Racetrack
The Racetrack A momentous and thrilling place where people lose their pace looking through the columns of the racing form. They seem to be cheerful...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, horse, race,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Triangle Rodeo Course
She Rode Winning Eleven World championships. Pushing hard with Scamper and Cruise, Charmayne scampered each season on Hell-for-leather rides, Very fast, it was barrel or bust and swirling dust, each triangle rodeo course. 1/2/2019 Writing Challenge January,...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, horse, race, sports, woman,
Form: Fibonacci
Photo Finish
At any rate Don't hesitate. Just concentrate, Wait for the gate To operate. Then trust in fate ...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, horse, race,
Form: Monorhyme
Red Rum
Our highlight annual trip to Aintree, Extreme Excitement, full of cheer, glee, The Grand national for us to view, Only one amazing horse for me and you, fences to jump,four miles to run, Top Trainer Mister Ginger McCain, He Couldn't possibly...Read the rest...
Categories: horse race, courage, hero, horse, race,
Form: Rhyme

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