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flat racing

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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She was overlooked for rides, verbally abused and ridiculed by other staff at her stables, but still went on to become the first professional jockey to ride a winner in British Flat racing when, aged 22, she guided The Goldstone to victory at Salisbury in 1978.

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He claimed some of Flat racing's biggest prizes globally, including the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Japan Cup, Dubai World Cup and at the Breeders' Cup meeting, along with the Champion Hurdle over jumps at Cheltenham in 1990 with Kribensis.

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Dettori is flat racing's showman who has been the sport's poster boy since his Magnificent Seven at Ascot in 1996, when riding all winners on the card at odds of 25,000-1.

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At Newbury Racecourse, Eve and Tom are enjoying a day out at the flat racing.

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They offered a variety of events, including flat racing, steeplechase and harness racing.

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