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
Never Bend was in front when the horses pounded past the grandstand; No Robbery was close alongside, and Candy Spots, a strong stretch runner, was rating easily in third.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Dat's where our horse gits it; he's a stretch runner, he is.
From Thoroughbreds by Fraser, William Alexander
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