blanket finish

Example Sentences

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He won the Derby in a blanket finish by a nose then came back two weeks later to finish second behind Seize the Grey in the Preakness.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2024

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

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

Majestic Eagle won the Grade 3 $100,000 American Stakes for horses going a mile on the turf by a neck in a near blanket finish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 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