Record a few short races here (5)
I believe the answer is:
epsom
'races here' is the definition.
(Epsom is a racecourse)
'record a few short' is the wordplay.
'record' becomes 'ep'.
'a few' becomes 'some' (I've seen this before).
'short' means to remove the last letter.
'some' with its last letter taken off is 'som'.
'ep'+'som'='EPSOM'
(Other definitions for epsom that I've seen before include "track in Surrey" , "Downs" , "The Oaks and Derby are run here" , "place for racing" , "Mopes around English Derby venue" .)