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A flat race, as it sounds, is a straight ' horse race on the grass without any fences. Those races often are only a mile or a mile and half long and can therefore be very exciting as the difference between the best horses in a flat race often is measured only in inches at the wire.
Flat racing is a good wav to introduce a young potential steeplechaser to competition without too much danger of injury Many trainers also use flat races at meets early m the season ;o get tneir veteran steeplechasers tn snape tor later meet.
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