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energizing, sometimes enervating, a horse racing neck and neck with another feels the heat of competition, much as those engaged in a close political race.
• Dark horse: A dark horse candidate, in an political race, is one who receives little support in pre-election months but who comes on strong to win. Benjamin Disraeli is credited with the first use of the term in 1831.
“Dark horse” in racing terminology does not refer to a brown horse with no markings; instead, it suggests a trainer working a young, unknown horse in the pre-dawn hours to disguise his talents until race
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