Sentence examples for nearly four lengths from inspiring English sources

Funny Cide finished nearly four lengths behind Peace Rules in the Louisiana Derby before he turned the tables in Louisville.

The novice Al Ferof, stepping into senior company for the first time, took third spot, nearly four lengths adrift.

Eagle Top is top-priced at 8-1 alongSnow Skywhoky, who beat him by nearly four lengths in the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot last month.

Skip Away and Gentlemen continued dueling around the final turn, then turned into the stretch nearly four lengths clear of the rest of the field.

As Smarty Jones was rounding the final turn and seemingly stretching his lead to nearly four lengths, he was slowing down: It took him 25.07 seconds to cover that quarter mile.

The mishap occurred seven days after Frank Stronach and Joe Orseno -- the owner and trainer of Red Bullet -- decided that their lightly raced colt needed to rest after beating Fusaichi Pegasus by nearly four lengths on a wet and taxing track in the Preakness on May 20.

Scorpion, trained by D. Wayne Lukas, finished nearly five lengths back in third.

The colt was passing horses late, but finished eighth, nearly eight lengths behind Animal Kingdom.

But at the finish Le Grande Danseur was ahead by nearly six lengths, trailed by Backstreet Blues and Native Rhythm.

But at the finish, Yankee Victor had nearly five lengths on Honest Lady, who closed from last place to second.

A month later, one of Squires's horses trained by Jones, Stones River, ran at Delaware Park, and won by nearly ten lengths.