stretch runner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stretch runner
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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Chance for an upset: He is probably the strongest stretch runner, which would benefit him if Pharoah starts to tire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2015
No jockey is shrewder at rating a short-winded speed horse on the lead; few are more accomplished at sitting chilly on a stretch runner, picking the instant to make a move.
From Time Magazine Archive
Flying Paster was the best of the West, a dangerous stretch runner that had dominated California racing throughout the spring.
From Time Magazine Archive
He didn't always make it, of course, but that made little difference in California, where they love a come-from-behind stretch runner.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dat's where our horse gits it; he's a stretch runner, he is.
From Thoroughbreds by William Alexander Fraser
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