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]

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: Backstretch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

 

[Aglaée & Sidonie]

Hi @Morguse,

As I'm used to racing vocabulary, backstretch means ligne opposée ou ligne d'en face.
Hope it helps even if this thread is a little old