MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the term “Hands Down” come from?

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Where did the term “Hands Down” come from?

You’ve probably used it more than a few times in your life, “hands down”. Which means without question, definitive, by far, etc… but where did it come from?

Horse racing. When the jockey would have a big enough lead that he could relax his arms and hands from holding the horse and still be ahead by enough to win the race.

Makes sense!

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