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.

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Other Word Forms

• flat racing
  noun

Etymology

Origin of flat race

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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

This is the second consecutive world record along Berlin's flat race, considered the world's fastest marathon course, after Kenyan Wilson Kipsang's previous world best of 2:03:23 was set in the German capital last year.

From Chicago Tribune • Sep. 28, 2014

Two additional Amateur Championship events, 7-miles walk and 10-miles flat race, are usually held at a separate meeting in the spring.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various