blanket finish
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He won the Derby in a blanket finish by a nose then came back two weeks later to finish second behind Seize the Grey in the Preakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2024
The other qualifier Saturday was the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, where long shot Lord Miles won a three-horse blanket finish and paid $120.50 to win.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
His retirement will be a blow to the chances of race leader Evenepoel, 22, from Belgium, who retained his two minutes and 41 seconds advantage over Slovenia's Primoz Roglic after stage 11's blanket finish.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2022
Majestic Eagle won the Grade 3 $100,000 American Stakes for horses going a mile on the turf by a neck in a near blanket finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2019
Misty For Me, recovering from a stumble at the start, was a nose back in third in the blanket finish.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2011
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