A horse bred and trained for racing. The term is straightforward and neutral.
彼は競馬馬を育てる牧場で働いている。
He works at a ranch that raises racehorses.
Standard kanji spelling; literally 'horse-racing horse'.
Rare variant using the iteration mark 々 for the second 馬; not commonly used.
Compound of 競馬 (keiba, 'horse racing') and 馬 (uma, 'horse').