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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

The apprentice jockey is taking the flat racing world by storm, with more than 20 winners since the start of January, putting him top of the flat jockey standings in Britain.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2023

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 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

Practically all flat racing in the United States is held on “dirt-tracks,” i.e. courses with soil specially prepared for racing, instead of turf courses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various