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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

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

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

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