出で来きレース

noun

fixed game; rigged contest; put-up job

Abbreviation of 出来合いのレース, meaning a competition or bidding process whose outcome is predetermined. Often used in politics, business, or sports to imply a lack of fairness.

• あの選せん挙きょは最さい初しょから出で来きレースだったと言いわれている。

  That election is said to have been a fixed game from the start.

• 入にゅう札さつが出で来きレースだったことが発はっ覚かくし、大おおきな問もん題だいになった。

  It came to light that the bidding was rigged, and it became a major issue.