starting stalls
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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He was like a horse down at the starting stalls.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
His resilience was demonstrated by an incident a week before the 1,000 Guineas in 1981 when he was dragged under the front gates of the Epsom starting stalls by a horse.
From BBC ● May 29, 2022
Yesterday, with his favoured jockey back in the saddle, he leapt out of the starting stalls and was always to the fore before pulling clear to beat Yakama by four and a half lengths.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 31, 2010
But dare those fans risk their cash after her mulish refusal to leave the starting stalls in last week's Yorkshire Oaks?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2010
They made their way under the graceful arches of a stone bridge, around a long, sweeping bend in the lake, and up the straightaway to the starting stalls.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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