flat racing
Horses without hurdles
Flat racing is horse racing on a level track without obstacles like hurdles or fences.
The term distinguishes it from steeplechasing and other jump racing.
Flat races test pure speed over distances from sprints to longer routes: She preferred flat racing to the jumps.
- jockeyProfessional race rider
- racecourseVenue for competitive running
- thoroughbredOf pure ancestral line
- starting gateRace launch apparatus
- stretch runFinal phase of contest
home straight · Triple Crown · yearling · paddock · morning workout · gelding · Kentucky Derby · furlong · Belmont Stakes · colt · pari-mutuel betting · whip · Newmarket · filly · grandstand · finish line · winning post · silks
- horse racingthoroughbred, racehorse, horses, jockey, jockeys
- animal sportsrodeo, bull riding, polo, steeplechase, equestrian
- British Sportsrugby, cricket, football, tennis, soccer
- Equestrian Sportsdressage, show jumping, eventing, polo, reining
- Equestrian Historyjousting, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Secretariat, Seabiscuit
- racinglap, accelerate, qualifying lap, brake, drift
obstacle presence in horse racing
flat racingsteeplechasing
Racing horses over obstacles
chasing · hurdling · eventing · show jumping