no horse in this race

English

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Etymology

From betting on horse racing; someone who has not placed bets on any of the horses in a particular race will have no vested interest in any of them winning.

Pronunciation

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Noun

no horse in this race

  1. (idiomatic) No vested interest in the outcome of a contest or debate.
    I have no horse in this race; I just want to see justice done.
    • 2014, Bertrand Meyer, Agile!: The Good, the Hype and the Ugly‎[1], Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN:
      The assessment is unbiased (I have no horse in this race) but that does not mean it is the only possible one, since empirical software engineering, the objective study of software processes, is still a science in progress.
    • 2020, Dan Bongino, Follow the Money: The Shocking Deep State Connections of the Anti-Trump Cabal‎[2], Post Hill Press, →ISBN:
      Other than that business relationship, he had no horse in this race.

Synonyms

  • no dog in this fight
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