Word: backstretch
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...backstretch Kazantsev strained into a two-yard lead. Then, at the last water jump, the Russian stumbled and nearly took a header. Showing the new form he had picked up from watching the Europeans practice, Ashenfelter took off from the barrier in one smooth glide, splashed on one foot near the water's edge, swung up on the turf, then back on the track. Sailing over the final hurdle, he sprinted the last 30 yards, finished 6.2 sec. ahead of tottering Vladimir. His time: 8 min. 45.4 sec., the fastest steeplechase ever run on either side of the Iron...
...they're in the backstretch...
There's a great thrill when your horse pulls ahead, leads into the backstretch, holds the rail until the finish, and then fades at the fire. It's nice to be in a crowd when there's not a fight...
Arcaro and Bold took the lead well before the first turn. In the backstretch, Bold was challenged for the lead by Jockey Pete McLean on Repetoire ("We were just up to Bold when Reppy started running rank . . . that old pedigree caught up with us. Arcaro, he sit still-real chilly"). Then, said Arcaro, "I didn't see any more of him. Bold let loose...
...first half-mile of the mile-and-a-quarter race, Shoemaker "just folded up on him and let him run his own race," while two fillies, Next Move and Special Touch, fought for the lead. But in the run down the backstretch, Shoemaker began bringing Great Circle up on the outside. Coming into the stretch, with Shoemaker giving him plenty of whip, he overhauled the pacemakers, won by a length and three-quarters...