"favourite by" is not a correct phrase in written English.
The correct phrase would be "favorite among" or "favored by." Example: "The chocolate cake was a favorite among the guests at the party."
Second favourite, by default.
This is my favourite by some distance.
Brazil is the favourite by a wide margin.
Paris is the bookies' favourite by some distance.
Bailey is the bookies' favourite by a considerable margin.
And my favourite by far is the name game.
Take Dexter Dalwood, currently tipped as favourite by William Hill.
Western governments penalised Rwanda, hitherto a donors' favourite, by cutting many millions of dollars in aid.
For The Record's favourite, by far, is the new blog from Zoe Griffin.
Bottom ash was a favourite by-product employed in the production of CLSM as a fine aggregate [14, 21, 22, 31, 32].
So imagine, instead of a whirlwind visit to hit the shops during sale week or a weekend trip just to see the shows, you had the luxury of stopping in whenever you wanted and having a favourite by-the-slice place or a doorman who knows your name or the time to finally go to Brooklyn and see what all the fuss is about.
