競馬場(けいばじょう)

けいばじょう
noun
racecourse; racetrack (horse racing)
sportsleisure
1. racecourse; racetrack
A place where horse races are held and bets are placed on them.
競馬場(けいばじょう)に行(い)く。
To go to the racetrack.
週末(しゅうまつ)の競馬場(けいばじょう)は人(ひと)でいっぱいだ。
The racetrack is packed on weekends.
東京(とうきょう)競馬場(けいばじょう)では、毎年(まいとし)初夏(しょか)に日本(にっぽん)ダービーが行(おこな)われる。
The Japanese Derby is run at Tokyo Racecourse every year in early summer.

競馬(けいば) (horse racing) + 場(じょう) (a place for an activity).

Related words

  • 競馬(けいば): horse racing
  • 馬券(ばけん): a betting ticket for a horse race
  • 競輪場(けいりんじょう): a bicycle-racing track
  • 競艇場(きょうていじょう): a boat-racing venue

In Japan, betting is legal only on these publicly run races, so each venue is also a betting place.

Related Words

Related: 馬券(ばけん) (a betting ticket for a horse race)
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