blanket finish
Example Sentences
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The other qualifier Saturday was the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, where long shot Lord Miles won a three-horse blanket finish and paid $120.50 to win.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2023
His retirement will be a blow to the chances of race leader Evenepoel, 22, from Belgium, who retained his two minutes and 41 seconds advantage over Slovenia's Primoz Roglic after stage 11's blanket finish.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2022
Saturday’s result: Seaside Dancer got away with a soft trip on the lead but was run down near the wire while just holding second in a three-way blanket finish.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2019
But nobody short of someone with bionic stop-action eyes could have split the blanket finish in the race.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2019
Misty For Me, recovering from a stumble at the start, was a nose back in third in the blanket finish.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2011