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flat race

American  

noun

Track, Horse Racing.
  1. a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.


Other Word Forms

  • flat racing noun

Etymology

Origin of flat race

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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Top Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien won the English Derby for a record-extending ninth time when Auguste Rodin reeled in King Of Steel to win the 244th edition of Britain’s richest flat race on Saturday.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2023

He was 18 when he won his first Epsom Derby, the most prestigious flat race in Britain, on the colt Never Say Die.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2022

His horse Adayar won this year’s famous Epsom Derby flat race.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2021

He was cooking pasta for his kids when he wanted to be cooking up a storm in the world's most famous flat race.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2015

A maiden steeple, a hurdle race and a hunters’ flat race filling up the programme.

From The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon by Gordon, J. M. (Joseph Maria)