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The horses are in the backstretch.
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Additional grandstands were built on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway.
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
It can be argued that that’s a feature and a factor in his maturation — on the positive side of that issue, Pletcher, along with the entire country’s backstretch closely following Fierceness, has noted that the horse has put on weight and grown into himself more over the last months.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, some folks say NASCAR is rolling in dough, pulling in cash faster than a Cup Series car roaring down Daytona’s backstretch, leaving a cloud of dust and dollar bills in its wake.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
But down the backstretch, Fisher made the time back up.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Bruce Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
It can be argued that that’s a feature and a factor in his maturation — on the positive side of that issue, Pletcher, along with the entire country’s backstretch closely following Fierceness, has noted that the horse has put on weight and grown into himself more over the last months.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, some folks say NASCAR is rolling in dough, pulling in cash faster than a Cup Series car roaring down Daytona’s backstretch, leaving a cloud of dust and dollar bills in its wake.
—Greg Engle, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
But down the backstretch, Fisher made the time back up.
—Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 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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