Sentence:  When I was a kid here, growing up in the Palouse River, we never met people from other cultures or countries. There on the racetracks and <WSD>backstretches</WSD> in England I met people from all over the world. Everyone came together to own the horses, to work the horses and to watch them race. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An area next to a racetrack used to stable the racehorses and house employees.