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n. 1 {{context|usually|capitalized and preceded by (term the English)|lang=en}} nickname for the Kentucky Derby horse race. 2 (context idiomatic American football English) A college football game or series of games played with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the championship Rose Bowl game. 3 (context idiomatic by extension English) A hard-fought competition or demanding challenge of any kind.
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Run for the Roses is a 1982 solo album by Jerry Garcia.
Run for the Roses is a 1977 film directed by Henry Levin. It is a horse-racing drama that stars Vera Miles and Stuart Whitman.
"Run for the Roses" is a song on the album The Innocent Age, written and recorded by singer/songwriter Dan Fogelberg in 1981. Released as a single the following year, it peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has since been used as an unofficial theme for the Kentucky Derby. The chorus mentions "the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance" at once describing the experience of horse racing and life itself.
The song was commissioned by the ABC television network for the 106th running of the Derby in 1980. It premiered on the network's Derby night special the night before. Fogelberg stated that it was written in two days.
Run for the Roses may refer to:
- "The Run for the Roses," a nickname for the Kentucky Derby
- Run for the Roses (film), a 1977 film directed by Henry Levin
- "Run for the Roses" (song), a 1980 song by Dan Fogelberg, included on the 1981 album The Innocent Age
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Run for the Roses (album), a 1982 album by Jerry Garcia
- "Run for the Roses", a song by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, from the album of the same name
Usage examples of "run for the roses".
It pleased her to hear that Burke's name had been cleared absolutely and that Double Bluff was considered the favorite in the Run for the Roses.