winning post
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of winning post
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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His brother William, who had also ridden in the race, was there to cheer him at the winning post, having fallen at the 19th fence.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2022
At Cheltenham, the 10-year-old Many Clouds shocked Thistlecrack to win the Cotswold Chase by a head before falling after the winning post.
From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2017
And the winning post is the organ bank.
From Economist • Feb. 4, 2016
The first inkling I had that something might be wrong was when fellow jockey Dean Gallagher came up to me just past the winning post to say that he thought the race was off.
From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2013
It was a formidable mile to the winning post, a stiff fence, then the water jump, bigger than the first, and two hurdles brushed in the straight, the last being close to the winning post.
From The Rider in Khaki A Novel by Gould, Nat
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