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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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At Newbury Racecourse, Eve and Tom are enjoying a day out at the flat racing.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023

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

From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2023

In flat racing, she has twice been champion owner in Britain, in 1954 and 1957, and last year accumulated 36 winners, a record tally for her.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2022

The 28-year-old Boudot won the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe race two years ago on Waldgeist and claimed his third French flat racing title last year.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2021

"Harold Jupp was drawing a distinction between flat racing and steeple-chasing, Mr. Albany Todd," Sir Chichester suavely explained.

From The Summons by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason

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