1894 Brewer’s / F / Favourite
One to whom a lady gives a “favour” or token. The horse which betting men suppose is most likely to come off the winner of a particular race.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.