Category
Around the racecourse
Glossary term
Racecourse
A venue built for horse racing, including the track and usually facilities such as grandstands, paddocks, weighing areas, and stables.
Japanese term
競馬場
Reading: けいばじょう
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Beginner explanation
A racecourse is the whole racing venue, not just the strip of ground the horses run on.
Related terms
10 reviewed connections. Related concepts are not necessarily synonyms.
- All-weather course — Track surfaces and conditions
- Banei racing — Race types and conditions
- Course using both directions — Around the racecourse
- Dirt — Track surfaces and conditions
- Jump course — Track surfaces and conditions
- Left-handed course — Around the racecourse
- Racecourse operator — Racing organizations
- Right-handed course — Around the racecourse
- Straight course — Around the racecourse
- Turf — Track surfaces and conditions