繋けい駕が速そく歩ほ競きょう走そう

also: けいがはやあしきょうそう

Meanings

1

harness racing

A horse racing sport where horses pull a two-wheeled cart (sulky) at a specific gait (trot or pace). The term is domain-specific to horse racing.

繋けい駕が速そく歩ほ競きょう走そうは、馬うまが繋けい駕が車しゃを引ひいて速そく歩ほで競きそう競けい馬ばです。
Harness racing is a horse race where horses pull sulkies and compete at a trot or pace.

Kanji

繋tie, fasten, chain
駕vehicle, palanquin, litter
速quick, fast
歩walk, counter for steps
競emulate, compete with, bid
走run

Related words

競けい馬ば
競馬 is a general term for horse racing, while 繋駕速歩競走 specifically refers to harness racing with a sulky and a required gait.

Written forms

繋駕速歩競走
- けいがそくほきょうそう
  Standard kanji form for harness racing. The reading けいがそくほきょうそう is the most common.
- けいがはやあしきょうそう
  Alternate reading using はやあし for 速歩. Rarely used; けいがそくほきょうそう is preferred.
けいがはやあしきょうそう

Etymology

Compound of 繋駕 (けいが, 'harness'), 速歩 (そくほ, 'trot' or 'fast walking'), and 競走 (きょうそう, 'race'). The term is a direct description of the sport.