backstretch

[Morguse]

Hi,
How does one call this part of a racetrack (opposite the homestretch) in French?
Thanks

[floise]

Hi Morguse,

dernière ligne droite (avant l'arrivée), ligne droite des tribunes

see: http://www.lexiqueducheval.net/lexique_turf.html

[Morguse]

Originally Posted by floise

Hi Morguse,

dernière ligne droite (avant l'arrivée), ligne droite des tribunes

see: http://www.lexiqueducheval.net/lexique_turf.html

Hi Floise,
Thank you but the backstretch cannot be "la dernière ligne droite" (that's what the "homestretch" is.)
The backstrecth is an area where horses are stables and trained.
see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstretch

It contains the "paddock" and "stables."
I'm not sure there is a word with the same semantic field in French...