Definition of "darkhorse" [darkhorse]

• Having the character of a dark horse (adjective)

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• "After going 1-6 in the 2008 bowl season, the Big Ten doesn't look much better this year, with title darkhorse Illinois eating dirt in a lopsided loss to Missouri and OSU struggling with a service academy."
• "That might be the most perplexing one of them all if we're honest … I mean, wasn't Illinois this year's "darkhorse" pick?"
• "During the pregame show for Sunday night's Philadelphia-Dallas game, Dungy said the Bills are the "darkhorse" to employ the embattled Eagles quarterback in 2010."