flat race

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.

Other Words From

• flat racing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of flat race¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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

In the keenly contested six-furlong Ayr Gold Cup, the richest flat race of the year in Scotland, the eight-year-old Summerghand surged in the final furlong to triumph by a length.

From BBC

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

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

From Reuters

The Pantathlon comprised the running broad jump, throwing the javelin, best hand; 200 metre flat race, throwing the disc best hand, and 1,500 metres flat race.

From Washington Times