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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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Etymology

Origin of flat race

First recorded in 1840–50

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Top Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien won the English Derby for a record-extending ninth time when Auguste Rodin reeled in King Of Steel to win the 244th edition of Britain’s richest flat race on Saturday.

From Washington Times Jun. 3, 2023

He was 18 when he won his first Epsom Derby, the most prestigious flat race in Britain, on the colt Never Say Die.

From Washington Post May 31, 2022

His horse Adayar won this year’s famous Epsom Derby flat race.

From Reuters Oct. 6, 2021

The 12th stage on Thursday is a 173km flat race from Escaldes-Engordany to Lleida.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2015

The sports commenced at 1 p.m. on the 13th, with a closely contested flat race of 100 yards.

From In Eastern Seas Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83 by Smith, J. J.

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