Abu Labid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that in the time of al-Hajjaj a horse race was held, when al-Hakam bin Ayyub was the governor of Basrah. When the horses came, we said: "Let us go to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) and ask him: O Abu Hamzah! Did you people hold races with wagers in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" So we came to him while he was in his palace at al-Zawiyah, and we asked him: "O Abu Hamzah! Did you people hold races with wagers in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself wager?" He said: "Yes, by Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) placed a wager on a horse of his called Sabhah, and it outran all the people, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) was delighted with that and it pleased him greatly."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu Labid except al-Zubayr bin Khirrit; Sa'id bin Zayd is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 8850
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه الضياء المقدسي فى «الأحاديث المختارة» برقم: 2580، 2581، والدارمي فى «مسنده» برقم: 2474، والبيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 19834، والدارقطني فى «سننه» برقم: 4824، 4825، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 12822، 13896، وابن أبي شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 34244، والطحاوي فى «شرح مشكل الآثار» برقم: 1899»