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

The Pantathlon comprised the running broad jump, throwing the javelin, best hand; 200 metre flat race, throwing the disc best hand, and 1,500 metres flat race.

From Washington Times

He recovered and went on to win Britain’s greatest flat race twice, in 2007 and 2015.

From Reuters

Organisers said they were expecting spectators from all over the globe this year to witness riders competing along the four-mile flat race in the Yorkshire Wolds countryside.

From BBC

British stewards examine any ride in which a jockey uses a whip more than seven times in a Flat race; using it 16 times would normally lead to a 19-day ban.

From The Guardian

Warholm ran both events at the European Under-23 championships in 2017 when he won silver in the flat race and gold in the hurdles but, sounding a bit weary, he knows it will be even harder on Friday.

From Reuters