Definition of "racecourse" [racecourse]

• Sports A course laid out for racing. (noun)

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• "Wagering on horses in Saratoga Springs started in the mid-19th century, and the racecourse is home to one of the oldest thoroughbred stakes in the country: the Travers, first run in 1864."
• "Sixth comes the river Hypakyris, which starts from a lake, and flowing through the midst of the nomad Scythians runs out into the sea by the city of Carkinitis, skirting on its right bank the region of Hylaia and the so-called racecourse of Achilles."
• "'The racecourse is a private limited company, as I expect you know."