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flat racing

British  

noun

    1. the racing of horses on racecourses without jumps

    2. ( as modifier )

      the flat-racing season

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They offered a variety of events, including flat racing, steeplechase and harness racing.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

She was the champion owner in British flat racing on two occasions, in 1954 and ’57.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Tall for a rider in flat racing, he spent much of his career on a punishing diet to keep his weight down but had an insatiable appetite for finishing first.

From BBC • May 29, 2022

Seeking to become the first winner trained at Newmarket, famed for its flat racing runners rather than those over jumps, since Gregalach in 1929.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2016

I shall be far away from here when flat racing begins again.

From Esther Waters by Moore, George (George Augustus)

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