Sentence examples for a half length in from inspiring English sources

At the top of the homestretch, he was only a half length in front of the field, but then he drew away and won by more than eleven and a half lengths.

He closed sharply to take the Santa Anita Handicap by three and a half lengths in early March.

(AP) HARD LUCK FOR SIPHONIC: Labamta Babe beat the Kentucky Derby hopeful Siphonic by five and a half lengths in the $150,000 Santa Catalina Stakes at Santa Anita.

The two ran head-to-head in a momentary struggle, after which Citation darted with a closing kick to finish handily three and a half lengths in front.

He won by two and a half lengths in the record-breaking time of 1 592/5, which stripped 3/5 second from the old mark.

Asmussen will send out Cashier's Dream, who set a Churchill Downs record for a 2-year-olds at five and a half furlongs, winning the Grade III Debutante by three and a half lengths in 1 022/5.

Trained by Frankel and ridden by Javier Castellano, Ghostzapper, a lightly raced 3-year-old colt, finished six and a half lengths in front of the 63-to-1 shot Aggadan and paid $8.20 to win.

Silviniaco Conti seemed likely to be his most serious opponent when he fell three out at Cheltenham, however, and is a worthy second-favourite on Saturday having beaten Long Run by two and a half lengths in this race 12 months ago.

Ridden by Gabriel Saez, she was no match for the Richard Dutrow Jr.-trained Big Brown but was easily second, finishing three and a half lengths in front of Denis of Cork.

By the time Songandaprayer crossed the finish line two and a half lengths in front, Hurley was pumping his fists and hugging family and friends as if he had just won another national championship.

Orb finished two and a half lengths ahead of Golden Soul and three and a half lengths in front of Revolutionary, who at 6-1 had been the co-favorite with Orb shortly before post time.