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The horses are in the backstretch.
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But down the backstretch, Fisher made the time back up.
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
Under the original plan, some of the barns on Pimlico’s backstretch, as well the decrepit Old Grandstand, which has been closed for years because of safety concerns, would be demolished before the 2025 Preakness.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Crashing down Mu’s hopes for a repeat came crashing down on the backstretch of the first lap.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
The only way out requires walking the backstretch, which is only open once racing is done.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
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Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
Under the original plan, some of the barns on Pimlico’s backstretch, as well the decrepit Old Grandstand, which has been closed for years because of safety concerns, would be demolished before the 2025 Preakness.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
Crashing down Mu’s hopes for a repeat came crashing down on the backstretch of the first lap.
—Eddie Pells, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
The only way out requires walking the backstretch, which is only open once racing is done.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2024
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“Backstretch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstretch. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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backstretch
noun
back·stretch
-ˌstrech 
-ˈstrech
: the side of a racetrack that is opposite the part between the last turn and the finish line
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