Question

a dark horse

Accepted Answer

a person, especially a competitor, about whom little is known.

The expression was originally horse-racing slang. The earliest recorded use was by Benjamin Disraeli in 1831. A dark horse, which had never been thought of rushed past the grand stand in sweeping triumph. a person, especially a competitor, about whom little is known.

The expression was originally horse-ra

Word	a dark horse
Description	a person, especially a competitor, about whom little is known. The expression was originally horse-racing slang. The earliest recorded use was by Benjamin Disraeli in 1831. A dark horse, which had never been thought of rushed past the grand stand in sweeping triumph. a person, especially a competitor, about whom little is known. The expression was originally horse-ra

Dark Person Competitor Expression Originally Horse Horse Racing Slang