winner's circle

noun

: an enclosure near a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for photographs and awards

Examples of winner's circle in a Sentence

The jockey and horse approached the winner's circle.
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Wyndham Clark entered Sunday's final round of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson having not found the winner's circle since February 2024 and with just a single top-10 finish over the last 14 months. Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026 Now that one has made it to the winner's circle, DeVaux hopes more will follow. Alex Sundby, CBS News, 4 May 2026 Whether Emerging Market can carry that momentum over to the Derby and the winner's circle remains to be seen, but Brown has something to build on from his strategy of running both horses through two-turn races beforehand. ABC News, 1 May 2026 Bastian is not alone in the winner's circle of the World's Cutest Rescue Dog Contest; two runners-up joined the pooch in the competition's top three. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winner's circle

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winner's circle was in 1899

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“Winner's circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winner%27s%20circle. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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