Sentence examples for a half race from inspiring English sources

The French Derby winner Holding Court was never in contention and finished sixth in the mile and a half race.

"When I was 15, I ran the mini-marathon – a mile and a half race for different age groups," he says.

The mile-and-a half race was run in memory of the 10-time champion trainer Sir Henry Cecil, who died in June of last year.

I think he's going to have to be close in a mile-and-a-half race".

"I'll go to Belmont and try that mile-and-a-half race," he said.

A crowded field puts a premium on luck and tactics, especially in a mile-and-a-half race.

"There is the Filly & Mare, but the mile-and-a-half race [Breeders' Cup Turf] could be more suitable for her".

Last month at Longchamp in the Arc de Triomphe, So You Think ran into traffic problems early in the mile-and-a-half race.

That was a monster run, as befitting the physical challenge of a mile-and-a-half race, the third leg of the Triple Crown.

The mile-and-a-half race took less than two and a half minutes but is permanently etched in the annals of Triple Crown legend.

Only seven entered the mile-and-a-half race with the 7-5 favorite Chamrousse the only stakes winner in the lackluster field.