home straight

noun

1. horse racing the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish

2. the final stage of an undertaking or journey

Example Sentences

George Mills, making his return to action after he suffered a fractured wrist in a fall at the London Diamond League in July, took on the pace in the men's 3,000m but faded in the home straight.

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Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Hunter Bell said she has not decided which event she will focus on at the Worlds, after moving clear of Jemma Reekie on the home straight to win in one minute 59.53 seconds.

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Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Hunter Bell stormed clear on the home straight to take victory in the women's 800m in a season's best one minute 56.74 seconds.

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He came into the home straight with a chasm of clear air between him and the rest.

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Botswana's Tebogo ran a smooth bend but seemed to lack fluency in the home straight and glanced to his right at Lindsey as he crossed the line in a modest 20.10, one hundredth of a second ahead of the American.

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