Category
Racecourse term
Glossary term
Racecourse
A venue where horse races are held.
Japanese term
競馬場
Reading: けいばじょう
Review status
Baseline definition reviewed
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Beginner explanation
A racecourse is the venue where racing meetings are held. One venue may contain several tracks, surfaces, or course layouts, and the venue is not the same thing as the organization that regulates or operates it.
Related terms
10 reviewed connections. Related concepts are not necessarily synonyms.
- All-weather course — Surface and course
- Banei racing — Racing type
- Course using both directions — Racecourse term
- Dirt — Surface and course
- Jump course — Surface and course
- Left-handed course — Racecourse term
- Racecourse operator — Governance and operation
- Right-handed course — Racecourse term
- Straight course — Racecourse term
- Turf — Surface and course