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winner's enclosure

British  

noun

  1. See unsaddling enclosure

"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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As he strode into the winner’s enclosure, he looked every bit the part.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2016

“His demeanor riding into the winner’s enclosure tends to be strongly reminiscent of an undertaker with toothache,” a columnist for The Sporting Life wrote in 1996.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2015

His wife Chanelle said: "It's unique here. The buzz of the winner's enclosure - he just wanted that feeling one more time."

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2015

Geraghty is unlikely to make the winner's enclosure after Saturday's feature race, the Long Walk Hurdle, in which he rides Henderson's Cucumber Run, a 12-1 shot.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2012

It was little surprise people were close to tears in the winner's enclosure.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2012

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