racetrack

noun

Etymology: From race + track.

1. A course over which any type of races are run.

   “During the 2018-2019 season, a staggering 56 horses died at one of the most glamorous racetracks in the country, Santa Anita Park, once home to the famous 1940s thoroughbred Seabiscuit. […] Most of the horse deaths Battuello has identified are based on state records, although a handful are based on news reports or verbal confirmation he received from racetrack officials.”

2. A characteristic circular erosion pattern in deposition processes.