flat race


noun Track, Horse Racing.

a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.

Origin of flat race

First recorded in 1840–50

OTHER WORDS FROM flat race

flat racing, noun

British Dictionary definitions for flat racing

flat racing

noun

  1. the racing of horses on racecourses without jumps
  2. (as modifier)the flat-racing season