Category
Racing type
Glossary term
Flat racing
Racing run without required jumps or obstacles. Flat racing may take place on turf, dirt, or all-weather surfaces, so the racing type must not be treated as a surface label.
Japanese term
平地競馬
Reading: へいちけいば
Review status
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Beginner explanation
Flat racing is racing without required jumps or fences. It can be run on turf, dirt, or all-weather surfaces, so flat racing is a racing type rather than a surface name.
Related terms
7 reviewed connections. Related concepts are not necessarily synonyms.
- All-weather course — Surface and course
- Arabian racing — Racing type
- Dirt — Surface and course
- Jump racing — Racing type
- Quarter Horse racing — Racing type
- Thoroughbred flat racing — Racing type
- Turf — Surface and course