The phrase "a significant race" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a race that holds considerable importance or impact, often in contexts such as sports, politics, or social issues.
Example: "The upcoming election is not just another contest; it is a significant race that could change the future of our community."
Alternatives: "an important race" or "a crucial race".
It was a significant race, too, for the Australian team.
"Because of the political leanings of this district, any race is a significant race," Mr. Gentile said.
"It is a significant race," Crisford said on Friday, "but no more so than it would have been because of what has happened over the last two weeks".
Charlie Boden, stallion manager of Darley America, the breeding operation of Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said that interest gets serious after a horse wins a significant race.
It is likely that Commendable, who finished 17th in the Derby and Hugh Hefner, the sixth-place finisher in the Preakness, will move from the possible to the probable list, along with perhaps the Peter Pan runner-up Unshaded and any other horse whose connections believe their horse can go a mile and a half for a rich purse in a significant race.
At Cambridge, he nearly achieved a blue for long distance running but was forced to withdraw from a significant race because of a pulled muscle.
The car has a significant racing pedigree.
Dobson wrote in his endorsement letter, "I have rarely been more excited about a candidate running in a highly significant race than I am about Bob McEwen for Congress .
But in a less significant race the following summer she felt less gratified when plunging into the Hudson in New York.
Booklet won the one and one-sixteenth-mile Holy Bull Stakes by three-quarters of a length at Gulfstream Park on Jan . 19 and on Saturday faces seven rivals in the Grade I, $200,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes, a significant prep race for the Florida Derby and, by extension, the showdown at Churchill Downs.
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