Sentence examples for half distance from inspiring English sources
"There was a gasp of astonishment when Liddell was seen to be a clear three yards ahead of the field at the half distance," reported the Press Association.
There was a gasp of astonishment when Eric Liddell, one of the most popular athletes at Colombes, was seen to be a clear three yards ahead of the field at half distance.
With the opening race cancelled due to heavy rainfall, only one race was possible but that only made it is far as half distance before a downpour forced organisers to call a halt and award half points.
Page B1 Sports THE PROVING GROUND OF THE BELMONT STAKES The mile and a half distance of the Belmont Stakes is all that separates I'll Have Another from the Triple Crown.
Whitmarsh also praised his drivers for their conduct on track after tussling during the race, in particular when Hamilton passed Button into the first turn shortly after half distance.
Palace Malice, who completed the mile and a half distance in 2 minutes 30.70 seconds on a track that was upgraded to fast, paid $29.60 on a $2 bet to win.
Can this horse, by Dixie Union, get the mile-and-a-half distance?
The mile-and-a-half distance itself is part of the race's allure.
The final obstacle to taking down the Triple Crown is the mile-and-a-half distance of the Belmont.
The Belmont's grueling mile-and-a-half distance has been the undoing of the past 11 Triple Crown challengers.
His owners are just the mile-and-a-half distance of the Belmont Stakes, the Test of the Champion, from pocketing a $5 million bonus.
