winner's circle

winner's circle
1. a small, usually circular area or enclosure at a racetrack where awards are bestowed on winning mounts and their jockeys.
2. any select group of winners, achievers, or those that have been accepted as worthy: the winner's circle of fine wines.
[1950-55]

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