starting stalls

British  

plural noun

1. a line of stalls in which horses are enclosed at the start of a race and from which they are released by the simultaneous springing open of retaining barriers at the front of each stall

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Example Sentences

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

Having played up in the starting stalls, Afsare was probably a little further from the pace than Fallon might have preferred in the early stages.

From The Guardian • Aug. 18, 2012

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