| 100% | AMAZING | 7 | The __ Race: a world racing competition |
| 60% | YORK | 4 | New ___, US city known as the "Big Apple" that hosts a World Marathon Majors race |
| 57% | TORTOISE | 8 | Shelled reptile and winner of a fabled race that is one of the slowest animals in the world |
| 55% | TOURDOWNUNDER | 13 | Annual cycling race in Australia which is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 55% | TOURDESUISSE | 12 | Annual cycling race in Switzerland which is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 54% | RUBENXAUS | 9 | First Spanish rider to win a race in the Superbike World Championship; at Oschersleben, Germany, in 2001 |
| 54% | AMAZING | 7 | The __ Race, global reality show competition |
| 54% | TAPE | 4 | Break the ___ (win a sprinting race) |
| 53% | ISON | 4 | A couple of words after the race |
| 53% | WEB | 3 | The internet is a world wide one |
| 52% | TOURDEFRANCE | 12 | Annual cycling race that ends at Champs-Elysees and is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 52% | WATERFALL | 9 | The Niagara Gorge hosts a world famous one |
| 51% | ALS | 3 | The Unsers of racing |
| 51% | BOARD | 5 | "Across the ___," common phrase meaning "affecting everything and everyone in a particular group," that has its origins in horse racing |
| 51% | ORC | 3 | Member of a World of Warcraft race |
| 51% | DRHACKENBUSH | 12 | Groucho in A Day at the Races |
| 50% | BOOMER | 6 | A person born in the years following World War II |
| 50% | HARE | 4 | Loser to the tortoise in a fabled race |
| 50% | ROOTED | 6 | Got a little hoarse at the race, maybe |
| 50% | OTB | 3 | Alternative to a day at the races?: Abbr. |
| 50% | IDITAROD | 8 | World championship of sled dog racing |
| 50% | ASIA | 4 | A large chunk of the world |
| 50% | WOMANKIND | 9 | A little over half the world |
| 49% | LEG | 3 | Get a ___ up on the competition |
| 49% | INDY | 4 | A 200-lap race, the ___ 500 |
| 49% | OYSTER | 6 | The world, to a go-getter? |
| 49% | NARY | 4 | __ a care in the world |
| 49% | CHICAGO | 7 | Illinois city that hosts a World Marathon Majors race |
| 49% | ANCHORLEG | 9 | Run by the final athlete in a relay race |
| 49% | TIPSTER | 7 | Provides information on the winner of a horse race |