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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With his victory, Rai became the first non-American to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy since Australian Jason Day did so in 2015, and the first European to find the winner's circle at the PGA since Rory McIlroy in 2014.
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Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 17 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
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Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 17 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
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“Winner's circle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winner%27s%20circle. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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